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THOSE WERE THE days. On Saturday nights, at the Marin Town and Country Club in Fairfax, couples would glide across the outdoor dance floor to big- name big band music broadcast over radio station K YA. That’s club owner Max Friedman, far right with
his hand on the post, a San Francisco businessman who opened
the club in April 1944. The Redwood Bowl debuted in 1946 and,
with a reputation of being “well-run and disciplined,” lasted until
1972, when the entire Marin Town and Country Club closed down.
Twenty-five years later, a new owner’s attempt to develop the
bucolic site was defeated in a Fairfax election 2,401 to 681. Today,
the lonely site sits mostly intact. m
Big Band
Fu n
For more than 25 years,
couples danced at the
Redwood Bowl’s outdoor
music event. BY JIM WOOD
Looking Back
DATED 1950
The Redwood
Bowl debuted in
1946 with a
reputation of being
‘well-run and
disciplined.’
