Growing Up In Sistersville Part 2- Kay’s Pool Room
By Randy Rutherford - Staff Writer | Mar 3, 2021
Kay’s Pool Room was a rite of passage for Sistersville boys. Generations of young men have passed through the door on their journey to becoming a man. It wasn’t fancy with just two pool tables, overhead dim lights filtered through cigarette and cigar smoke and the sound of a radio playing the local New Martinsville station, especially if Jack Fleming was calling a Mountaineer game.
If you were a boy in Sistersville or Friendly in the 50s, 60s or 70s you remember Kay’s Pool Room. Its downtown location near the intersection of Wells Street and Charles made it the perfect location for keeping an eye out on all the activities in town. Kay’s Pool Hall even came with outdoor stadium seating using the bank steps of the First Federal. The steps gave you a perfect view of girls walking by, couples and kids lined up for the Paramount Theater, and even being able to spot your mom