by radyer | Apr 17, 2019 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, 1970s Pool, 1980s Pool, 1990s Pool, Historic Rooms, Jersey Red, Wimpy Lassiter
Pool halls. Everyone has a favorite. I was partial myself to Houston’s Cue & Cushion and Costa Rica’s Center Pool. Both now are defunct. For this post I’ve reproduced a number of letters I’ve received over the years about our readers’...
by radyer | Mar 2, 2019 | 1960s Pool, Historic Rooms, Historical Notes, Hustler Stories, Jersey Red
A little more than 20 years ago I interviewed Ned Polsky, the late author of Hustlers, Beats and Others. We spoke about the 7-11 pool hall and Jersey Red and where pool’s been and where it was then going. Polksy himself had met Red at the 7-11 in Manhattan, and...
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