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13927 South Vermont Avenue
Gardena, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1940, Close: 1981
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One of Gardena's earliest card palaces. Owned by Ernest “Ernie” Primm with several junior partners. In 1953, Primm built the Rainbow Club next door and the two clubs were connected by a covered walkway, with a bar and restaurant serving both clubs.
Graphic above is a detail from a matchbook posted below. A 1960 photograph of the club lit up at night (Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, USC Digital Library). |
!! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !! WARNING !!
Fantasy chips are not made by or for a casino, although they may appear otherwise. Fantasy chips are made by independent 3rd parties as
either counterfeits,
fakes
or souvenirs.
Fantasy chips are included on the ChipGuide to alert collectors that they
are not casino chips and to advise you to proceed with caution. Purchasing fantasy chips, especially those that appear to be real casino chips,
may lead to fraudulent sales when your collection is disbursed and encourages their continued production.
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CG111964 Denom: 25¢
Added: 2013-07-14
Last Update: 2013-07-14 Color: Orange
Inserts: 3 Split Orange
Mold: Sun
Inlay: HS
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037017 Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Tan
Inserts: 4 Green
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037018 Denom: $1
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Blue
Inserts: 4 Orange
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037020 Denom: $2
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Orange
Inserts: 4 White
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037021 Denom: $2
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Navy
Inserts: 4 Gray
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037022 Denom: $5
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Yellow
Inserts: 4 Navy
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG037023 Denom: $20
Added: 2011-05-22
Last Update: 2019-10-17 Color: Green
Inserts: 3 Split Orange
Mold: Shell
Set of Fantasy Chips
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CG295504 Obsolete Added: 2022-11-18
Last Update: 2023-01-26 Color: Blue/Green
Mold: SCrown
Contributed by: George Dmitrevsky
Very rare drilled prototype, with different color $5 and $20 chips fused together.
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CG295504 - Additional Images
edge photo of chip
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CG283646 Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286696 Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283649 Issued: 1948
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286690 Issued: 1951
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286697 Issued: 1951
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286698 Issued: 1953
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283650 Issued: 1954
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286699 Issued: 1954
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283652 Issued: 1956
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283651 Issued: 1961
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286700 Issued: 1961
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283647 Issued: 1965
Added: 2022-04-26
Last Update: 2022-04-26 Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283648 Issued: 1965
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283653 Issued: 1965
Added: 2022-04-26
Last Update: 2022-04-26 Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286701 Issued: 1965
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286691 Issued: 1970
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286692 Issued: 1973
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286702 Issued: 1973
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG286703 Issued: 1979
Added: 2022-06-13
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG283654 Issued: 1981
Added: 2022-04-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
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CG071958 Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20 Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
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CG071973 Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20 Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Monterey Club/Rainbow Club
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CG071974 Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20 Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Monterey Club/Rainbow Club
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CG071975 Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20 Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Monterey Club/Rainbow Club
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CG071976 Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20 Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Monterey Club/Rainbow Club
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CG104027 Show Casinos Added: 2017-07-31
Last Update: 2023-09-14 Color: Red
Mftr: Diamond Match Co
Contributed by: Don Lueders
Similar to CG071971 but red instead of green and some of the outside text is different. It advertises both the Rainbow Club and Monterey Club, along with the Primadonna Club in Reno, NV.
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CG308643 Added: 2023-09-20
Last Update: 2023-09-20 Contributed by: Doug Deems
Likely a very early match book cover.
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CG316635 Added: 2024-06-15
Contributed by: Doug Deems
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