|
 |
 |
Became: New Gardena Club, The
15446 South Western Avenue
Gardena, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1940, Close: 1981
|
| One of Gardena's first licensed and longest lasting card rooms. It opened with 20 tables and was first owned by Henry Ballard and George Cooley. Originally at 14808 Western, it moved six blocks down the Avenue in 1950. By 1952 until 1972, it was owned by Bow Herbert, who also owned the nearby ”Horseshoe Club”. It changed its name to the "New Gardena Club" in 1981 (see "Became"). Also see Gardena Poker Clubs: A High Stakes History (2017) Max Votolato
The graphic above is from a matchbook (posted below), and the illustration of the club is from 1965 (Your Town magazine, City of Gardena Archives). |
|
|
|
CG071960
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
|
|
|
|
CG071981
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Gardena Club/Horseshoe Club
|
|
|
|
CG071982
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Gardena Club/Horseshoe Club
|
|
|
|
CG071983
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Gardena Club/Horseshoe Club
|
|
|
|
CG071984
Added: 2012-04-20
Last Update: 2012-04-20
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Gardena Club/Horseshoe Club
|
|
|
|
CG116142
Added: 2013-10-07
Last Update: 2013-10-07
Contributed by: Don Lueders
|
|
|
|
CG116302
Added: 2013-10-10
Last Update: 2013-10-10
Contributed by: Roy Klein
Ace of Hearts on top
|
|
|
|
CG270775
Added: 2021-08-18
Last Update: 2021-08-18
Color: White
Contributed by: Doug Deems
Matchbox 1 3/8"x2 1/8", reverse Horseshoe Club
|
|
|
|
CG270776
Added: 2021-08-18
Color: Black
Contributed by: Doug Deems
|
|
|
|
CG315289
Added: 2024-04-15
Last Update: 2024-04-15
Color: White With Red Type
Contributed by: Charles Vowell
Mftr: King Midas Match Co.
|
|
