Back in the mid-to-late 1990s, I performed DJ services in the lobby of this hotel with my now-defunct DJ company, EKG Mobile Music. I played music for at least two or three wedding receptions and a few proms over the years. As time went on, I got to know the (at-the-time) owner and renovator, Chuck Price, and he seemed like an extremely nice guy. I remember how proud he was of decorating the ceilings with real gold paint trim, and what big plans he had for the hotel once he had the whole thing fixed up.

A few years back, I was planning on having a massive party to celebrate 20 years in the DJ industry, and one of the places I considered holding the event was the Savoy – mainly for sentimental reasons, because I really loved the place. I never contacted anyone to see if I could rent the Savoy for the party, and now I see that it would have been a moot point. I had no idea that the Savoy had fallen into such a sad state.

(Incidentally, I never did end up having that party.)

I can’t tell you how much it means to see these pictures. As much as it hurts to know that the Savoy is doing so poorly, I am glad that I could at least find the information about it.

I’d love to help with the Save the Savoy effort, but I now have a wife and a young son, so unfortunately both my time and money are usually pretty restricted. If I were a rich man, I’d happily give thousands upon thousands to save this place. If I ever win a few million in the lottery… this will be on my donation list.

All that I can offer right now are my moral support and my best wishes for the recovery efforts… and Chuck Price, if you’re reading this, I hope life is going very well for you and yours. You were a real gentleman to deal with, and I always appreciated it.

- Badger

The tapes are very similar to the “Cart” format that was used in almost every radio station in the world back in the 70’s and 80’s and which is still in use in many today. Basically a slightly different version of the more common “8-Track” format invented by Lear of Lear Jet fame.