The “Pool Room” opened in 1939, and features marble floors. It is a landmark not only in Cordele, but a treasure for all of Georgia. Thanks to Melvin Wright for pointing out that there was no image of the “pool room” on Vanishing South Georgia. I can’t believe I forgot to post it!
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Give me a scramble dog and Coke, I’m good for the rest of the day!
That is so true. Love me some scambles dogs all the way, add spme cheese on top and the bottled cke and you good to go.
My sister, Mary DeVane Barrett, and I, Louise DeVane Alexander, were originally from Cordele. We toured Cordele in September and ate hot dogs at the Pool Room. They aren’t quite as good as they were in the 50′s.
The Pool Room is still open and very much active!
I was eating hot dogs at the pool room in the late forties as a boy. They were 15 cents each then, and delicious. Mr. Barrett owned it then. I believe the building was previously either a drug store, or a barber shop. Maybe both. The recipe has been handed down several times over the years, and is not quite as tasty as it once was. However, there is a place about 15 miles east, in Rochelle, that still uses the original recipe, and the hygiene is up to par.
What is the name of this place in Rochele?
I believe it’s D R’s Hotdogs
This place is/was just about the coolest, most authentic, place I have ever been in. The food was great, and unbelievably cheap. Sadly, I heard that it had closed. I sure do hope not. Does anyone know for sure? Long live the Scrambled Dog, I hope!
Nancy: The “Pool Room” is still open, still serving some of the best chili dogs around. My sisters father-in-law, Cecil Davidson, worked there for over 50 years. As I understand it, the chili is pretty much still the same recipe…it is the hot dogs that have changed and subsequently, that affected the distinct flavor of the dawg. The Scrambled Dog is also alive and well.
This pool room had some of the best hot dogs I ever tasted. Thanks for the memories.
While the Varsity is Georgia’s most famous hot dog joint, there are others, like “Nu-Way Weiners” in Macon and, of course, the pool room in Cordele. The pool room was once mentioned in a story in the New York TImes, believe it or not.
By the way, is that Melvin from Warwick up above?
That’s the place!!! Thanks! I didn’t think I had seen it. The mural is a relatively recent addition nearby I think.