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TEN vintage card room chips - Own a piece of gambling history. Age of the chips are between 1940 and 1960.
All ten are included in this purchase price!THE COVE
67491 East US Highway 111
Cathedral City, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: c. 1940, Close: c. 1960
Originally built and operated by Frank Portnoy andJake Katlemanin 1941. The T. R. King order cards indicate that Robert (Bobby) Garcia and Carl Cohen were also involved with or ran the club by 1947. The building later became an Elks lodge (BPOE Lodge 1905). Located near the border with Palm Springs, and sometimes identified as being there.
Garcia also operated the "Double OO Ranch" in nearby Morongo Valley, during the same time period, and later operated the "Silver Palm Social Club" in Palm Springs.
Photograph of Elks Lodge 1905, in the old Cove building, from 2009.
