Listing of Night Clubs from 1949 City Directory.
This file appears in: "Tolerating" Gambling
This image from the 1949 City Directory shows a listing for clubs well-known for illegal gaming, listed as "Clubs-Night." Even though the gaming was illegal, the clubs were established enough to have a listing in the city directory.
Image Courtesy of Al Kleindienst. 1949 New Orleans City Directory.
This file appears in: "Tolerating" Gambling
"Tolerating" Gambling
The state of illicit gambling in New Orleans was summed up well in the 1938 WPA New Orleans City Guide, "although gambling is, strictly speaking, illegal, these places are usually open for business…