Babette's owned by Daniel Stebbins was initially called the Golden Inn, however he changed its name to Babette's after he married Blanche Babbett, a showgirl.
Babette's had a bar shaped like a ship and catered to a high class guests who often dressed in their finest. Guests could also find some action at Babette's backroom card tables.
The owner of George & Co. in Buffalo, New York (the floral mold chip manufacturer), was kind enough to check his company records and told me that the re-order of Babette’s Club chips were shipped over 30 years ago (in January of 1974) to a Ventnor Avenue address … which is the neighboring residential town just adjacent to and south of Atlantic City. There were a total of 350 Babette’s Club chips manufactured; 150 white, 100 red, 100 blue.
Famous for its charcoal grilled stakes, seafood dinners, live entertainment and illegal backroom gambling, Babette's was a staple of Atlantic City nightlife throughout the 1920s. Located at 2211 Pacific Avenue – property now occupied by the Trump Plaza Casino – Babette's was owned by Dan Stebbins and was originally called the Golden Inn.
During a federal investigation in the 1930s, Babette's was targeted for its gambling and horse-race betting operations. In 1943, Sheriff James Carmack led a raid on Babette's. Racing sheets, craps tables, roulette wheels and telephones were seized. Stebbins ultimately paid $5,000.00 in fines. |
