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ITEM VIEW: CG049623
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32 N. Kentucky Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1935, Close: 1980s
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Operated by: Leroy “Pop” Williams and Cliff Williams.
The Paradise Club was one of four Atlantic City nightclubs raided by police in July 1940 on suspicion of illegal gambling activities. Led by the new mayor, Tom Taggert, the raiding party confiscated "three truckloads of gambling paraphernalia" and arrested 32, then shut down the Paradise Club, Club Harlem, the Wonder Gardens, and Grace's Little Belmont. The clubs were doing business as usual the day after the raid. |
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CG049623
Added: 2015-01-10
Contributed by: Archie Black
Album recorded at the nightclub
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