Beatley's
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Beatley’s Hotel in Indian Lake, Ohio, was the site of Midwestcon 1951–1953.
Midwestcon left for reasons which are probably multifactorial. Certainly one reason was that three fans were turned away from Beatley's in 1953 because the proprietor would not rent a room to an African-American fan, Bev Clark, and Buck Coulson and Gene DeWeese left with her. (Harlan Ellison expressed outrage, but remained.) Also, according to Coulson, “Randy Garrett was surprised by the house detective in a compromising situation, there were blows exchanged, and the convention was invited to go somewhere else.”
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| The popular Ohio resort hotel on Indian Lake; scene of the Midwestcons till things got too 7th Fandom-like for the Beatleys to stand. Randy Garrett is credited with the byname, "Beastley's on the Bayou". |
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Apparently this tag for the resort (Beatley's) on Indian Lake, where the early Midwestcons were held, was coined by Steve Schultheis in the April '52 Cleveland SFS Bulletin, rather than (as I originally declared) by Randall Garrett. |
| Venue | ???? |
| This is a venue page, covering buildings from 4-star hotels to slan shacks. Please include only structures of major fannish significance. See Standards for Venues. |
