The Little Casino (Teen Club). Looks like a dump from the outside but
inside it was a magical world of wonder and the site of countless first
loves. The front part had a grill and soda fountain on the left, chairs and
tables for hanging out after school, and a juke box that, in 1961 (who could
forget), mainly played:
Blue
Moon by the Marcels,
Chain
Gang by Sam Cooke,
This
is Dedicated to the One I Love by the Shirelles,
Gee
Whiz by Carla Thomas, and
I
Wonder Who's Loving You by the Miracles. If anybody ever played
anything cheesy, I've blocked it from my memory. The back room had six or
eight pool tables. At night, the front part would be transformed into a
night club with a stage, sometimes with live music
(sometimes even by me!)