The oldest pool room in Denver Did close a few years back, it was at the corner of 38th and Sheridan, about 4-6 blocks west on 38th from Elitch Gardens Amusement Park. This room was also, the pool room Omaha Fats ''parked it'' in his earlier days. I think it was the first pool room built in Denver. Years later Frank Burgess opened up two more Huge rooms within that Western part of Denver. And Colfax was already there, soon to be enlarged then the all night room in Lakewood. Seen a wait list at 2 in the am many times.
Has anyone here, obviously Alive. Played or gambled on the front Gold Crown by the bar....(table #4?) I think? When it was Paradise, when Terry owned it or before Terry, when it was the FF Center?
What I'm trying to remember, was the table.... ''RIGHT AT HE BAR, l/side when you faced the bar then looked, OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER....was that TABLE, table number #4?
I used to take my daughters to Elitches on 38th Ave. every year, was a great time for family and friends. Hot Dogs
....but I was lucky as a kid, living 30 miles from another Amusement park growing up.
Elitches was Big, BUT was a MINI when compared to- Riverview Park in Chicago IL, that I went to as a kid 3 - 4 times.
Riverview Amusement Park, ''in'' Chicago (74 acres) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS....the Full Monty, with ''Bearded ladies'' 3 eyed Cows, Glass house, haunted house, FIVE different speed Rollercoasters, the one called ''the Bobs'' was FAST. Fire eaters, snake ladies and on and on. This carnival opened up before 1910, maybe that's why second city was Real, thus creating, Bill Murray, Beleuschi, Akroyd etc..........................stone cold Comedians.
Has anyone here, obviously Alive. Played or gambled on the front Gold Crown by the bar....(table #4?) I think? When it was Paradise, when Terry owned it or before Terry, when it was the FF Center?
What I'm trying to remember, was the table.... ''RIGHT AT HE BAR, l/side when you faced the bar then looked, OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER....was that TABLE, table number #4?
I used to take my daughters to Elitches on 38th Ave. every year, was a great time for family and friends. Hot Dogs
....but I was lucky as a kid, living 30 miles from another Amusement park growing up.Elitches was Big, BUT was a MINI when compared to- Riverview Park in Chicago IL, that I went to as a kid 3 - 4 times.
Riverview Amusement Park, ''in'' Chicago (74 acres) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS....the Full Monty, with ''Bearded ladies'' 3 eyed Cows, Glass house, haunted house, FIVE different speed Rollercoasters, the one called ''the Bobs'' was FAST. Fire eaters, snake ladies and on and on. This carnival opened up before 1910, maybe that's why second city was Real, thus creating, Bill Murray, Beleuschi, Akroyd etc..........................stone cold Comedians.
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