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The Garrett Hotel was the site of many
bigtime oil deals in the early 1920s.
1968, but a legacy of all-night parties was deeply-rooted
into the town's culture.
The Petroleum Club made its home in the Randolph
Hotel and included a fabulous restaurant notorious for
becoming naughty late at night. Next door was the Garrett
Hotel, a place where stock brokers sold illicit stock to oil
wells and bigtime deals were imagined. The lobby bar
flowed with fine liquor, cigarette girls peddled cigars, and
shoe shines cost a nickel.
On Main Street was the Central Hotel, where Samuel
Busey, a self-proclaimed doctor and geologist (he was
neither), announced the earliest discovery of oil. " 30,000
barrels of oil a day, " he crowed. It may have been a wild
exaggeration, but it set off a boom heard around the world.
Hotels became gathering places for entertainment
that featured the best swing and jazz bands. Stages were
packed with Broadway stars and entertainers hailing from
everywhere from Chicago to New Orleans. Trains delivered
boxcar loads of oysters packed in ice and sawdust to keep
them fresh. The only thing that flowed like the oil was the
liquor.
The original Rialto Theater sold out shows throughout
the day, featuring the latest films from Hollywood.
Entertainment exploded like a Smackover gusher when
the Rialto expanded to seat 1,500. As new money filled the
town, entertainers came along with it.
Roadhouses like the Howdy Club sprang up on the
outskirts of town. Juke joints in the St. Louis and
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EL DORADO'S HISTORY IN THE
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
IS AS NATURAL AS THE
BLACK GOLD THAT MADE
MILLIONAIRES OF FARMERS
AND LAND-OWNERS.
Memphis Heights additions flourished with the most
talented musicians in jazz and blues. Pool halls like Hill's
Recreation stayed open as long as the money changed
hands. New theaters opened and performed everything
from picture-shows to opera. By the time the boom settled
down in the late 1950s, El Dorado boasted 10 movie
theaters, three drive-in theaters, four radio stations, two
newspapers and a television station.
El Dorado's history in the arts and entertainment is as
natural as the black gold that made millionaires of farmers
and land-owners. Building an arts district, reviving
historic theaters, and enhancing our artistic culture is
our journey back to the glory days. Echoing a time when
travelers came by the trainloads to find their fortune, we
can now take pleasure in a good time and live to tell about
it. p

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