Former employees of the Elmwood Casino gathered outside their old stomping grounds Saturday, exactly 50 years after the prominent Windsor joint shut its doors.
About a dozen people who held titles such as cook, busboy or lifeguard showed up to take a picture at the former site on Dougall Avenue, which now houses the Brentwood Recovery Home
Mark Brown, the general manager of the Elmwood at the time of its closure, felt ‘bad,’ as he stood outside the building, recalling the day it closed.
“It was very special. One-Of-A-Kind, especially for Canada. There was no other clubs like that in Canada,” he said.
The Elmwood Casino opened its doors to some of the world’s most prominent stars before its closure in 1974. (Source: Museum Windsor)
Before its 1974 closure, Brown said there were few locations to watch world-renowned artists such as Tony Bennett, Tom Jones and Paul Anka.
“You name …