the red rail

Sandie Dee wrote:

See my profile photo taken across from the Nanuet Hotel. I think it is the old Rail and I hear it burnt after it was something else but I don't think it burnt to the ground. The original tin ceilings are still there and the layout on the inside looks like it used to when it was the Rail. Any comments?

No, I was there. It literally burnt to the ground. It was a vacant lot for quite some time. I don't know what's there now.

Thank you French Louie. I wish I had a photo from the days when we used to go there.

Sandie Dee wrote:

Thank you French Louie. I wish I had a photo from the days when we used to go there.

So do I ! A lot of great bands played the Rail, already famous ones and soon to be.

Wow...the Red Rail...Joey Santos owned it...saw James Cotton, Taj Mahal, so many great musicians...grew up there, fell in love there...great memories...hugs Jeffrey...*

ed winter wrote:

<quoted text> I heard it became a furniture store or maybe it was built after the bar burned!!

Nothing was ever built on the site. The building was torn down and the lot still sits vacant

Jim wrote:

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Nothing was ever built on the site. The building was torn down and the lot still sits vacant

Just found a facebook page dedicated to the Rail http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nanuet-NY/The-R... and also one on my space http://www.myspace.com/theredrail The facebook page has lots of pics you can see even if your not a member.

We were fortunate to play there . We opened for The Truth Band 4 or 5 times who where good friends with Barry Rose our guitar player Back in oohhh 75 or there's abouts. ( Tryin to sound old there)Riff Raff was the band . Don't expect anybody to read this for a few years. Ron

i loved the music and good times at joey santos and his partners bar. great music poppa john creech,vasser clements ,john lee hooker,sonny terry n brownie magee the freddy king band star spangle washboard band TRUTH, They brought a full moon into the joint,always. BUZZY linhart july 4th 1976,he washed dishes tween sets played till 4 am! country joe ,steve forbert steve godman,moddy waters. us suberbian kids of rockland and jersey were treated to the best,i miss those sparks n ROGER...YOU DONT HAVE TO GO HOME...BUT YOU CANT STAY HERE-JEFFREY FELLER