Rock Palace

[Nimdah]

Some additional photos I dug up.

 

[cofooter]

Some additional photos I dug up.

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Wow, so cool, great pics!!!! Damn, don't the river women seem hotter back then?

 

[rivermobster]

Some additional photos I dug up.

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Awesome. Thanks!

 

[Water Romper]

I remember in the early 80’s, The Snowmen played there a lot.

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The Snowmen, I remember seeing these guys at a place that think was called Club Dittos , maybe in Santa Ana, CA ?...if I recall they were pretty good, their "schtick" was lame but it was the 70's, go figure

 

[That Guy]

The pics are great....thanks for sharing.

 

[boatnam2]

Awesome pics, when concrete docks were doable lol.

 

[RonnieB]

When was it built? I know it flooded in 83 when gates where opened. I did read an old thread from here that said it burnt down.

I just want to know when it was first built. I remember it when I was old enough to get my chin over a pool table side. I remember the Shirley Temples and the sucky concrete steps up to the place that still sorta exist across from us.

Thanks.

I actually worked as one of the carpenters on Rock Palace. It was 1978. I have pictures , I will post when I get back home later this month.

 

[stokerwhore]

photo credit wendee Bruner from rdp facebook page

 

[LBLL]

i was probably 6 or 7 years old when that place flooded out. From what i remember (dad hung out there quite a bit) they got shut down due to safety purposes. There were some dedicated customers partying there with 3-4' of water in the lower section of the building.

 

[bonesfab]

I remember in the early 80’s, The Snowmen played there a lot.

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Maybe a bit too much blow???

 

[BoatCop]

Saw Elvin Bishop play there in 1980. My folks printed up the tickets and I delivered them to the Bar. I then bought tickets 0001 and 0002 for me and the wife. I'd seen him a few years earlier, In The Round in Palo Alto. The smaller venue of the Rock Palace made for a much better show. Plus, my high school buddy, Mike Bainbridge (RIP) who owned the old Godfather's Deli, catered the event, so I was able to go "backstage" and meet them.

 

[clark]

I had been their many times in my youth. The owner was a ex-Hollywood stunt man named Jimmy Kid. He also owned Casa Del Rio a trailer park up river. I've looked but can't find any old photos of the place.

You are 100% about Jim Kidd, prior to the Rock Palace he owned a spot up the road across from Mac"s market called JK place which was
the Winners Circle before that and was most reciently the Paradise cafe which has sence been turned into apartments, I don't recall a fire finishing off the RP i believe it was finaly just torn down after it was totaly flooded, JK couldn' gt the Insurance to pay because they said that it had been built in a known flood plane, but they never declined his insurance payments.

 

[wishiknew]

You are 100% about Jim Kidd, prior to the Rock Palace he owned a spot up the road across from Mac"s market called JK place which was
the Winners Circle before that and was most reciently the Paradise cafe which has sence been turned into apartments, I don't recall a fire finishing off the RP i believe it was finaly just torn down after it was totaly flooded, JK couldn' gt the Insurance to pay because they said that it had been built in a known flood plane, but they never declined his insurance payments.

Jim Kidd was a interesting guy typical 70s to 80s business man that nobody knew what he sold

 

[clark]

Where exactly was, it, looks like just upriver from river island

right across the highway from Buckskin Valley, part of Holyaday Harbor

 

[wishiknew]

Just south of Toms Landing on the az side

 

[wishiknew]

i was probably 6 or 7 years old when that place flooded out. From what i remember (dad hung out there quite a bit) they got shut down due to safety purposes. There were some dedicated customers partying there with 3-4' of water in the lower section of the building.

I was 30 when the flood happened

 

[RVR_RCN]

River Flood 1983

 

[RVR_RCN]

More pics found online.

 

[mbrown2]

River Flood 1983

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What are we looking at here? Great pics!

 

[boatnam2]

The house 4th pic from bottom was the first house and my first trip to river. My best bud's dad, built it himself, great times we had at that pad in early 80's.

 

[DaveH]

i was about 14 when it flooded, parents had a place just across the way on the hill by the water park. that water park was GNARLY! lots of injuries which i think was its demise. would love to see pics if anyone has anything of the waterpark.

 

[RVR_RCN]

Found this online, kinda explains it-