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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
114 Wright
LaSalle, Illinois 61301 MAP
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1940, Close: 1955

El Mirador Cocktail Lounge is described in the gambling history book; Casino: Glitz, Glamour, and Gambling in the Illinois Valley (2004) R. G. Bluement - owned by “Tinney” Cosgrove (p. 47), and operated/managed by Sam Weingard (p. 91)- was connected by a hallway to the Francis Hotel in La Salle - open from the 1940s to the 1950s. It was last raided 2/12/1955. (p. 204)
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Casino Money
Table Chips (5) [QuickView]
CG216022 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Issued: 3/9/1950
Added: 2018-11-26
Last Update: 2021-05-01
Color: Orange
Mold: T's
Inlay: HS-Silver
Logo: EM
Quantity: 160
Contributed by: Dennis Berry

Sam Weingard
Francis Hotel
LaSalle, IL
1950, 1951, 1952
Image
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CG265135 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Issued: 8/7/1952
Added: 2021-05-01
Color: Grey
Mold: T's
Mftr: Taylor
Inlay: HS-Gold
Quantity: 101

per Taylor Records
CG216023 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Issued: 3/9/1950
Added: 2018-11-26
Last Update: 2021-05-01
Color: Blue
Mold: T's
Mftr: Taylor
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: EM
Quantity: 140
Contributed by: Dennis Berry

Sam Weingard
Francis Hotel
LaSalle, IL
1950, 1951, 1952
CG216025 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Issued: 3/9/1950
Added: 2018-11-26
Last Update: 2021-05-01
Color: Brown
Mold: T's
Mftr: Taylor
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: EM
Quantity: 100
Contributed by: Dennis Berry

Sam Weingard
Francis Hotel
LaSalle, IL
1950, 1951, 1952
CG216024 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Issued: 10/22/1951
Added: 2018-11-26
Last Update: 2021-05-01
Color: Green
Mold: T's
Mftr: Taylor
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: EM
Quantity: 41
Contributed by: Dennis Berry

Sam Weingard
Francis Hotel
LaSalle, IL
1950, 1951, 1952
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (1) [QuickView]
CG312882
Issued: 1950
Added: 2024-02-07
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Sarles
Post Cards (1) [QuickView]
CG265753
Added: 2021-05-15
Color: Multi
Mftr: Isler-Tompsett
Contributed by: Riverboat Rick Pokracki
Total Items (7)

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