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151 East J Street
Colton, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1940, Close: c. 1950
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| Originally owned by W. S. Lee and located at 151 East J Street. In 1940, Lee was identified by the California Attorney General as running a bookie operation from within the Royal Club (see "Archive"). The club was later operated by J. T. Baron.
T. R. King sold more than 2000 of the "LW" large crown chips in five colors to W. S. Lee between 1941 and 1946 at 151 East J Street. T. R King also sold more than 5000 of the "JTB" chips in seven colors to J. T. Baron in 1945, at the same address.
Citation from 5/7/1940 (San Bernardino County Sun). |
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CG163480 Obsolete
Added: 2016-05-22
Color: Green
Inserts: N/A
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
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CG262656 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Issued: 1945
Added: 2021-03-21
Last Update: 2022-01-31
Color: Orange
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Luke Rapley
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CG277060
Issued: 1941
Added: 2022-01-17
Last Update: 2022-01-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
The "267 East F Street" address was a private residence.
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CG276708
Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-01-12
Last Update: 2022-01-31
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
T. R. King sold 4250 of these large crown chips in at least five denominations to J. T. Barron, Royal Club, 151 E. J St., Colton, California in 1945. (An additional 1006 chips were ordered, but never picked up, and were sold to a customer in Manila, Phillipines.)
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