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ITEM VIEW: CG032026
Was: Yosemite Club
3921 Adeline Street
Emeryville, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1941, Close: 1972

Also called "The Avalon" and the "Avalon Social Club". Originally at 3984 San Pablo Avenue. Previously at that address was "Dave's Club", which was raided for gambling in 1940. In 1943 it was owned by Carl W. Ahlin and John Conger, and Conger takes full ownership of the club in the mid-1940s.

In 1949, the club moved to the ground floor of the Ritz Hotel, at 3921 Adeline Street, and was owned by Catherine Conger and Edith Fanuzzi. The "Yosemite Club" was previously in that space in the Ritz Hotel (see "Archive" for details).

The graphic is a detail from an ashtray, posted below.

Note: There were Avalon Clubs that had gambling in other states (e.g. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas), and it is possible some of these chips were used there.

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CG032026 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-02-22
Last Update: 2023-12-21
Color: Green
Inserts: 3 Maroon
Mold: Diamond
Inlay: R-WHITE
Contributed by: Terry Shaffer

Attribution traced to Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998).



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