Here is an e-mail I received yesterday. This one is out of my league. I know some of the heavy hitters out here may know the answers to these questions.
If you do - can you please confirm what you do know (Here or e-mail).
"I wanted to ask a few questions and
point out a few things on your site that don't match the info I have.
A lot of this is just dates that differ by a year or two, which I'm not
too concerned about.
The resources I'm using are "Casinos and their Ashtrays" by Art
Anderson, notes I took in the Casino Museum at the Tropicana
earlier this week, and a few other books.
#1. The Las Vegas Club was at 23 E. Fremont from 1931-1951 at the
site later occupied by the Westerner. Moved across the street in 1951
(your site says 1949).
#2. Silver Palace - your site says 1958-64. Anderson's book says 1956-64.
#3. Carousel Casino - your site says 1967-74. Anderson's book says
it opened in 1964 (replacing the Silver Palace) and was later known
as McClaney's Carousel. From 1974-76 it was Gambler's (which you
list on your site) and from 76-80 it was the Sundance West (which
you don't).
#4. The California Club was at 101 E. Fremont from 1946-70. (Anderson's
book says it opened in 1951.) He also says that this building was
the "Friendly Club" from 1978-83. Any idea what it was from 1970-78?
#5. Nevada Club - you list this at 109-113 E. Fremont from 1953-62.
From 1953-58, 109 E. Fremont was the Fortune Club. In 1958, the
Fortune Club moved to 22 E. Fremont (is this where the Golden Goose
is/was?) and may also have been known as Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club;
when this club closed isn't clear. The date that the Nevada Club
opened is also not 100% clear - Anderson's book implies that it opened
in 1932. So from (whenever it opened) to 1958, it occupied only 113 E. Fremont,
and from 1958-69 it was in both 109 and 113.
#6. I have books that say the Mint opened in 1957, not 1961 as listed on your site
and at the Tropicana. When the Bird Cage closed in 1959, the Mint took
over that space. So for a while, you had the Bird Cage, the Mint, the Boulder
Club and the Horseshoe all in the space where only the Horseshoe is today.
The downtown clubs of the 50's must have been very tiny."
There it is. Great questions and I wish I had the answers!
Please help if you can.
Thanks,
Pete
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