Stewart Carswell was the longtime owner of the Fitzgerald Recreation Center. This old-fashioned gathering place served the best hamburgers in town. And to locals, it was known simply as “the Pool Room”. Butch Whittle managed the place for many years after he was injured working on the railroad.
As the walk-up window would imply, the Pool Room was better known for food than for pool. But there were regulars at the tables, too.
As far as the building goes, its pink Vitrolite facade is an interesting architectural feature, representative of Mid-Century design.
And the Dr. Pepper sign is as much a Fitzgerald landmark as the Pool Room itself.
This is where I learned to shoot pool! My friends and I were allowed to come in the back door and shoot pool on the very back table when we were 13 – 14. That was about as exciting as it got back in the mid-50’s!