Ch1 Developing Westlake Ep105 Cedar Crest Night Club

About this episode

Emmett Shelton Sr. discusses the significant changes in Westlake Hills during the 1930s, including the end of Prohibition and the rise of local nightlife.

Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells us of the changes that came to Westlake Hills in the 1930s. Prohibition ended. Bee Cave Road was paved. Electricity came to the Bee Cave Road area. Mervin Ash was the King Pin of gamblers in Austin. He partnered with Emmett and brother Polk, to rehabilitate the old Moose Head Lodge (at the future site of County Line on the Hill). He invested in gambling equipment and fine food and the Nightclub was packed. Westlake's Las Vegas. #Countylineonthe...

People in this episode

Host: Emmett Shelton Sr.

Topics covered

• history
• prohibition
• gambling
• nightclubs
• local culture
• Westlake

Keywords

• Westlake Hills
• Mervin Ash
• Cedar Crest Night Club
• Moose Head Lodge
• 1930s
• gambling
• Bee Cave Road

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Places: Westlake Hills, Bee Cave Road, Austin, Moose Head Lodge, County Line on the Hill