Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection
Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection
| Boulder Club |
| 118 Fremont |
| 1929 - 1960 |
Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection |
Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection |
) Bill Miller Grade 2 |
) Chuck Sweppy Grade 2 |
) Mark Englebretson Grade 2 |
) Audrey Welshans Grade 2 |
) Audrey Welshans Grade 2 |
) Audrey Welshans Grade 2 |
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The Boulder Club opened in 1929. On some old matchbooks, the club advertises itself as a “gentlemen’s club” and on another book it’s “a club for ladies and gentlemen”. In January of 1956, the Amante Brothers took over the Boulder Club. Then, in April of 1957, the original owners repurchased the Boulder Club. An ad in the March 22, 1958 Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine states “The ‘OLD’ Boulder Club; The same Old Partnership with the addition of… ‘Farmer’ MILTON B. PAGE” and it lists Jim Young, J. Kell Houssels, Ross Page, Larry Hezzelwood, Connie Hurley, Margo Goumond Hines and Lillian Witcher as the other owners, and Morris Pinkerton as the bar manager. Hmm… kind of sounds like there might have been a “hostile” take over, that got taken back!? The ad also lists craps, roulette, “21”, faro, keno, poker, pan and bridge as the available games. Liberal slot machines--3 bars any position--$5.00 jackpots. The ad mentions that ladies are welcome, could that be because some of the owners were ladies?
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