The Seven Dwarfs Restaurant by Kathy Bayne for the Westminster Twp. Historical Society
What’s Happening at Landon Library Submitted by Ashleigh Hickey Cursive Writing (Ages 8+) January 20, 2024 10:30 am – noon (Registered) Come learn the benefits of cursive writing and try your hand at some pangrams with Dez, a local archivist. PA Day Creativity Break (Teen) February 2, 2024 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Drop-In) It’s time to be creative! Drop by your local library to take a break and create. Craft supplies may vary, chill vibes only. STEAM, Saturdays (Family) February 3, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 am (Drop-In) Drop-in to explore a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math related activities! Joe and Ellie continued to run the day-to-day business, and as Joe noted in 1975, “The Dwarfs” was doing more business than ever before. This was despite a long line of new restaurants opening in the area. It was a fun place to eat for families, and prices were still reasonable. A group of ladies from a local senior citizens’ residence came regularly for lunch for many years and were always welcomed at the door by Ellie and her aging poodle, Cosmos. Holidays, especially the Christmas season, were very popular for dining and celebrating at “the Dwarfs”. AlvegoRoot Theatre Trivia Night Manor Park Memorial Hall, 11 Briscoe Street For ticket information and to learn more about AlvegoRoot’s 2024 season, visit www.alvegoroottheatre.com “Let’s go out for dinner” or “Let’s have a party” from a Lambeth resident, any time from the 1950s through to 2007, and the answer would be sure to be “I’ll make reservations at the Seven Dwarfs, just down the road.” In 1946, Joe and Ellie Raymond opened a small roadside restaurant on an acre lot on Highway 2, just east of Wonderland Road, then known as Airport Road. With the help of Ted Blaney, a Lambeth artist, they designed and built onto the original structure. Their vision was the conception of Walt Disney’s The Seven Dwarfs depicted on the walls. Eventually, Ted sold out to the Raymonds and relocated to Disneyland, California, to work under Walt Disney. The new Seven Dwarfs included a dining room, a tavern, and a nightclub starting in 1950. Jazz was alive and well through the ‘60s and beyond. Visiting celebrities often travelled up to Canada to perform. As there was never a colour barrier between musicians, Nat King Cole, Johnny Cash, Della Reese, and the Glen Miller Band were among the many performers of the day who played here. And you thought Lambeth was a sleepy little village.
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