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ITEM VIEW: CG282614
Was: Shorty's Place
15133 Avenue 296
Visalia, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1969, Close: 1975

Owned by James (Shorty) Weldon Wade. In 1975, Wade (at the age of 77) foiled an armed robbery of the bar/card room. In an exchange of gunfire, he killed one assailant, and injured another. Became "Henry's Bar" (see "Archive").

T. R. King sold 2000 of these small crown chips to J. W. Wade, Golden Horseshoe Casino, 15133 Avenue 296, Visalia, California, in 1969.
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CG282614
Issued: 1969
Added: 2022-04-04
Contributed by: David Sarles

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