Emmett Shelton Sr. (1905-2000) tells us of the changes that came to Westlake Hills in the 1930s. Prohibition ended. Bee Cave Road was paved. Electricity came to the Bee Cave Road area. 

Mervin Ash was the King Pin of gamblers in Austin. He partnered with Emmett and brother Polk, to rehabilitate the old Moose Head Lodge (at the future site of County Line on the Hill). He invested in gambling equipment and fine food and the Nightclub was packed. Westlake's Las Vegas. 

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Music "Daddy's Dreams by Emmett's Son Polk Shelton III

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.