Historic Englewood Florida
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Historic Englewood Guide 2022 Page 9 adno=3856632-1 • TACOS • TAMALES • QUESADILLAS • BURRITOS & MORE • CATERING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS 2640 S. McCall Road, Englewood Open Mon-Sat 8am-9pm 2639 PLACIDA ROAD, ENGLEWOOD 941-460-8081 A taste of Mexican Paradise in Englewood since 2014 Margarita - Mexican - Lunch Family Restaurant OPEN TUES-SAT 11PM-9PM 2022 2022 2022 2022 Honored to be voted the best Fernando: 706.218.2153 PHOTO COURTESY OF DIANA HARRIS Party animals doing their thing at the infamous Whiskey Corners, also known as Wood's Lounge. This photo was taken at the first Shipwreck Party held during the first Pioneer Days festivities in 1956. Jack and Margaret Tate are on the right, with Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Schmidt. PHOTO BY WOODY THAYER. Over the years we have seen some wonderfully fun and crazy events at Pioneer Days, which started in 1956. Bernie Reading was the winner of the first beard contest that year, which was held at The Shipwreck Party at Whiskey Corners (Wood's Lounge).