Still at #1 Fremont Street, after the Sal Sagev…

First published in the Casino Chip & Token News, Fall 2006, “reprinted” here with the permission of Todd Barrett. Thanks, Todd!

1 Fremont Street

Golden Gate Casino, 1955-present:
On October 7, 1955, the Golden Gate Casino was opened by a group of men from San Francisco. Symbols of San Francisco--the Golden Gate Bridge and trolley cars, were used on chips, dice, matchbooks, place mats and many other items used in this casino. Some of the early items, including chips and ashtrays, used the name Golden Gate Club. The Golden Gate Casino was smaller than it is now, as there were other businesses located within the building. In 1959 The Golden Gate served their first shrimp cocktail, on September 26, 1991 they celebrated the sale of 25 million shrimp cocktails! The Golden Gate is still open, and still selling shrimp cocktails.

This card shows the Sal Sagev Hotel, with the Golden Gate Casino

They changed the look from time to time...

The current look includes a sidewalk bar...

This interior shot is from 2003...

DuPar's has replaced the Bay City Diner...

A trolley car bank...