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ENFIELD, CT — Today’s installment of this weekly Enfield history series has run before – last about four and a half years ago – but it is quite popular every time I haul it out, so here it is again.
An institution which lasted more than two decades in the Shaker Pines Lake area was the Hazard Villa bar and restaurant. Richard and Gert West opened the Pines Restaurant at 276 North Maple Street in the early 1960s, and acquired a liquor license and added a bar area a few years later, changing the name to the Hazard Villa in the process.
The “Villa” attracted customers from throughout northern Connecticut and western Massachusetts. In fact, during the 1980s time period when Massachusetts raised its drinking age to 21 while Connecticut was still 18, the majority of cars in the Villa’s parking lot bore license plates from the Bay State.
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In the early 1980s, the dining room in the rear section of the building was named The Diner Edition. It became well-known for offering terrific prime rib and Sunday brunch (and I’m not just saying that because my beloved sister-in-law June ran it – it really was outstanding!).
The West family was very active in the community, sponsoring successful teams in the Enfield men’s and women’s softball leagues for many years. The 1984 women’s team qualified for the Eastern Divisional Class B championship tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jerry and June West sold the business in late 1985, and the building eventually was destroyed by fire on Oct. 17, 2000. The lot on which the structure stood has been vacant for many years, as evidenced by this photo.
Last week’s trivia answer:
Last week’s trivia question was, “Meadowlark Road was originally known by what name?” The answer: Robin Road. We can’t quite figure out the town website well enough to decipher exactly when the name change came about, but it appears to have been sometime in the early 1970s. Why it was switched from one bird to another – who knows? Jim Malley came closest by answering Robbin Road, but we won’t deduct points for spelling, though Robbin Road is an actual street in the Whitacres section of town.
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This week’s trivia question:
Tammie (Repass) Mangold, a 2014 inductee into the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame, alone holds what distinction that no other Hall of Famer can claim? (and for you Cheers fans, “Who has never been in my kitchen” is not an acceptable answer). Directions: leave your answer in the comments section here on the story, not on a Facebook page, and not via email. Have fun!
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