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Became: Western Club
15510 South Western Avenue
Gardena, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1944, Close: 1950

Also called the "F-Fortune Club". One of Gardena's first licensed card rooms. Owned and operated by Dewey Richards. It was bought by Joe Hall (and partners) and re-opened as the the "Western Club" in 1950 (see "Became").

T. R. King sold more than 20,000 of the "FF" large crown chips in six colors to Dewey Richards, Mgr. & Owner, F. Fortune Club, 16514 S. Vermont Avenue, Gardena, California, between 1945 and 1949.

Advertisement from 7/14/1949 (Daily News).
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Added: 2023-12-14
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