In early 1945 after returning from WWII, Mr. Silver took out a bank loan for $3500.00, purchased a business license in Albany, NY and opened Hasbrouck Tavern in Woodburn, NY.

It was a small building that he built by hand and was located out in the woods in Sullivan County, NY. He purchased an old Chevy for $35.00, painted "Hasbrouck Tavern - Dine and Dance" across the back and parked it in front of the tavern.

Mr. Silver stated, "We hung posters and handed out flyers all over the place that read, 'Hasbrouck Tavern - Come and see the Hillbillies Square Dance.' New York people from the Bronx
and Brooklyn had no idea what square dances were, but they were curious."

On opening night, the Silvers could not accommodate all of the people that showed up.