Green, Bill, 1907-1988.

Bill Green was the owner and operator of Bill Greens Terraced Gardens, a nightclub located at Route 51 and Lebanon Church Road in Pleasant Hills, from 1930 to 1952. The club brought many performers from the national circuit to Pittsburgh, including Lawrence Welk, Ted Weems, Eddie Howard, Earl Vernon, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, The Ink Spots, Tony Pastor, Jack McLean, Rudy Vallee, and Bobby Meeker. The club also became a means by which local artists could gain national publicity when, starting in 1936, two radio stations, WCAE and WWSW, began broadcasting live performances coast to coast, four times a week. Local artists who benefited from these broadcasts included: Sammy Kaye, Tommy Carlyn, Baron Elliot, Benny Burton and Clyde Knight. The Bill Green nightclub was also utilized for proms, weddings, holiday parties, club functions, and banquets. In 1953, Green transformed the property to Bill Green Shopping Center and delved full-time into a career in real estate development.