Golden Horseshoe Interior, July 1963

This past weekend, there was a tribute to the legendary Golden Horseshoe Revue, with Wally Boag and Betty Taylor making a rare appearance. I wasn't able to go, but I can't wait to hear about it! (Hopefully Dave over at Daveland will fill us in).

Anyway, in honor of the original Golden Horseshoe Revue, here are a few unusual interior photos from 1963. The low-light conditions left them a bit on the dark side, but you get the idea! First up is this picture of a showgirl mingling with the audience, presumably before the big performance. Our photographer must have been smitten, since he took several photos of her. This was the only one that wasn't a blur!


One of the hard working waitresses is (what else?) waiting for the bartender to serve up a few paper cups of ice-cold Pepsi. Put mine in a dirty glass! There is something about this whole series that reminds me of the paintings of Degas and Latrec!


There he is now, as blurry as Bigfoot. The bartender himself! He serves up fizzy drinks and frontier wisdom (all bartenders did in those days).


This last photo gives us a good look at the bar area itself. There are lots of what appear to be liquor bottles. Even though they were props, they helped make the GH feel more "real" - - worried moms and dads might not approve today. I like the Pepsi signs and the tastefully non-nude painting.