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ITEM VIEW: CG066771
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Detroit, Michigan
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1924, Close: 1943
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Chesterfield Club - an illegal gambling establishment owned by George Weinbrenner, Dan Sullivan
and Lincoln Fitzgerald. It was protected by Detroit's "Purple Gang" for almost 20 years.. CC also used at Nevada Lodge. Was located on Gratiot just south of Ten Mile Road in East Detroit (Now East Pointe). It operated from 1924-1943. The Chesterfield was deliberately set up to simulate the look of a repair garage. Free buses and taxi's would pick up patrons at special locations along Gratiot in Detroit. They would pull inside the establishment, the door would close and the gambling room was upstairs.
As an illegal gaming spot, they manged to stay open from 1924 - 1943, a long time for an illegal club.
In 1946, Fitzgerald opened the Nevada Club in Reno, Nevada. The Nevada Club closed in 1998 |
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CG066771 Obsolete
Denom: $20
Added: 2012-03-09
Last Update: 2018-08-03
Color: Brown
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: 24845 Gratiot
Catalog#: MICHE09
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
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