It Once was a Dance Hall

Third-generation owner Winston Richard converted the original dance hall into a barn for his horses. Evidence of hurricane damage can clearly be seen. Renowned musician Happy Fats describes Richard's Club at Tee Maurice, "Tee Maurice had the biggest attendance for any of the eight to ten years during the thirties. The dance floor was about 100 feet by 100 feet, so it was a pretty big dance floor. The bandstand was at one end and the bar at the other end."