| "Garden City Billiards" was originally located on Market Street, and owned by brothers Frank and Angelo Boitano, and who later added a single poker table. In 1946, it was purchased by brothers Chris, Nick Sr. and Lou Dalis. In 1950, they were granted a cardroom license and the last billiard tables were replaced with poker tables. The club moved to 360 South Saratoga Avenue in west San Jose in the 1970s. The mountain-chalet style building had been a German Hofbrauhaus restaurant. In 2012, the casino moved and changed its name to "Casino M8trix". See San Jose Gambling (2020) Ted Ramos.
Neon sign above left, from the old Market St. location. Casino photo (center) of the newer Saratoga Avenue location. |
