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ITEM VIEW: CG034197
129 Broadway
Santa Monica, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1939, Close: 1940s

The exclusive City Club at 125 Broadway and an adjacent bookmaking operation at 121 Broadway were raided on 10/12/1944. Chips were confiscated. The City Club of Santa Monica dates to the 1920s.

Between 1939 and 1943, T. R. King sold almost 3000 chips in six colors to David Seitz, City Club, 129 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA. Seitz was arrested in the 1944 raid.

Listing (bottom) from the 1947 Santa Monica Yellow Pages, under "Clubs" (Library of Congress).
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CG034197 Obsolete
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Added: 2011-04-03
Last Update: 2011-04-05
Color: RED
Mold: Dots
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub

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