Leisure Lodge - Preston, ON
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stinger503
N 43° 24.598 W 080° 21.491
17T E 551964 N 4806542
Sign dedicated to Waterloo County's former dance spot
Waymark Code: WMRT68
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/01/2016
Views: 1
Located a Cambridge Riverside Park, this plaque is dedicated to the Leisure Lodge, a former dance and music spot.
TEXT: Leisure Lodge
1948-1980
On this site stood Leisure Lodge one of Waterloo County's best known and popular night spots. Leisure Lodge was the dream of Olaf "Olie" Waimel who designed and built the facility with the help of his brother "Hants" and their friends over a 3 1/2 year period. The original building seat 280 people and opened on September 11, 1948. It was later expanded to seat over 1,000.
For over 20 years entertainment was provided by the Johnny Kostigian Orchestra which provided a big band sound for the 1,100 people who regularly flocked to the Lodge's outdoor dance floor. Leisure Lodge was destroyed by fire on February 22, 1980.
Group that erected the marker: N/A
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Cambridge Riverside Park
Preston, ON Canada
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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