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1949-1965 The joint was called the Frontier Bar and was the scene of several skirmishes and a killing.
January 18, 1965 A spectacular fire broke out in the club, destroying the second and third floors of the building and sending 5 firemen to the hospital.
May 27, 1965 A wrecking crew workman found a body, apparently undetected four months, in the burned out third floor debris of the Frontier Bar. The skeleton was identified as Ray Chapman who was thought to be in a Vets Hospital at the time of the fire.
1966-1984 The bar was renamed the Mustang Club.
November 20, 1972 Killing number three took place at the location, this time as a result of a fight between two “good friends”. James Douglas (Curly) Napier was shot five times by Ernest (Lucky) Johnson near the door of the bar and died immediately. Witnesses said Johnson walked up to Napier and started shooting at close range with a .25 caliber pistol. He then ran out the door. (I knew Curly and Lucky) My bouncer Charlie Woods was shot in the Mustang in 1975 as part of the Napier on going vendetta with a friend of is.
1973-1975 The bar, still called the Mustang was owned by Gene Trimble. As gene describes the place, “it was a topless, redneck go-go joint”. Gene, a life member of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collector’s Club moved to Las Vegas after running the joint and remains in the gambling business to this day.
Larry Trapp is now opening a Museum in the joint.
Linduff's entire histor of the joint will be posted in the Museum.
Idle Hour had a race & sports book.
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