Some of us are old enough to remember the singer Paul Anka crooning, “Do you remember the times of your life?” What would you consider the times of your life? Many of us flash back to our youth for those memories.
Folks who grew up on or frequented the Isle of Palms decades ago remember Front Beach as the backdrop for much of that nostalgia. It was a simpler time when the area looked a lot different, but still it had something for everyone.
Along Ocean Boulevard between 10th and 14th Avenue, someone searching for a cold brew didn’t have far to look, since there were several beachfront hole-in-the-wall spots. But if pool was your game, Hudson’s was it. Ask anyone who was of age in the 1960s or ’70s where was the place to see and be seen — as well as to hear and dance to the best local bands — and they’ll tell you without hesitation that it was the Old Side…