WOOD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

1946 marks the beginning of what is now Wood Entertainment Inc., when the late Cecil L. Wood along with his wife Elizabeth and three children, Beatrice, L.W. "Bill", and F.G. "Red" began the family's' storied career in show business. It was 1946 when the family left their home of 7 years in Phillipsburg, KS where they owned and operated a tire shop, gas station, and restaurant equipped with an arcade room in the back and took to the road. First operating a Penny Arcade and food concession with Central State Shows, and then Brodbeck and Schrader Shows, Cecil and his sons also oversaw the maintenance, operation, and transport of several rides for the carnival as well as the arcade and food concession of their own. The family worked together at the carnival until 1951, when Bill was drafted into the USMC where he served two years and the returned to the family business. In early 1952, Cecil was taken from the family in a truck accident, leaving his sons to carry on. 1953 was Red's turn in..

Also known as: Wood Entertainment Inc.

Primary location: San Antonio United States