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Cloverleaf Club

El Camino Real Road
Palo Alto, California
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: c. 1936, Close: 1938

A swanky nightclub and illegal casino operated by Frank "Dingo" Mendoza. Located south of Palo Alto, near the neighborhood of Mayfield. It was raided on 10/17/1937, with gambling equipment, including two roulette wheels, seized. It continued to operate until it burned to the ground on 11/20/1938.

The 20 year old building had originally been the location of the "Chicken Shack" speakeasy, which also had gambling.

Mason & Co. shipped 1000 of these hub mold chips in three denominations to L. Strauss, Cloverleaf Club, Mayfield, on 10/29/1937. The chips were ordered twelve days after the club was raided, and were likely for new design replacement chips.

Advertisement from 5/7/1938 (The Times).

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CG293899 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2022-10-18
Last Update: 2022-10-18
Color: Brown
Mold: Hub
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Luke Rapley

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CG307726
Issued: 10/29/1937
Added: 2023-08-08
Mftr: Mason & Co.
Contributed by: David Sarles

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