| Crew of Junior Volunteers
Skyline Service Club Program - SS America
24 September 1958
Photograph: Shirley Makin |
The Skyline Club was an all ranks club but mostly served up to Sergeant.
| | Californian Night - Wednesday 30th January 1957. | Mary Ann Linn, Assistant Service Club Director and 'young lovely' advertising the program.
An offical Air Force Photograph. | |
It was a series of restaurants, bars and function rooms plus a TV room, library, quiet room etc, but it had no accommodation.
| Mother's Day Celebrations, 11th May 1958. Junior Volunteers and Airmen present their version of the thirties.
In the production were: May Lomax, Jesse Pollard, Jim Hamlin, June Roberts, Edna Grimshaw, Mary Jack, Marge Regan, Barbara Peate, Andy Skiba, Al Hays, Arlene Davies, Joyce Deakin, Cynthia Williams, Jean Banks and Joe Wotisky. |
It was used as an American Club and had entertainment literally every night from dances, bingo, steak nights, lobster nights etc.
| Competition on Thursday 21st February 1930.
Players are: Col Black, Randy Crews and Larry Wallewyn. |
The building could accommodate up to 700+ people and was basically open 24 hours a day as the men worked a shift system.
| | Jacinto Fiesta, 23rd April 1958 |
All entertainment was by locals except for occasional US or international stars,
Famous performers included:
Bob Hope (twice), Bing Crosby, James Cagney, Glenn Miller, Vera Lynn, Joe Loss, Nat King Cole, William Boyd (Hop-along Cassidy), Billy Graham (Evangelist), Deep River Boys, Irving Berlin, Frances Langford, Jean Simmons and more.
Famous names include Duke of Edinburgh, Eisenhower, General Patton, Montgomery, Prince Charles, Charles Lindbergh (first solo flight across Atlantic)
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