| 词条 | Cotton Club (Las Vegas) |
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|name = Cotton Club |image = |image_size = 180 |caption = |address =500 Jackson St. |location= |city = Las Vegas, Nevada |country = United States |designation = |latitude = |longitude = |architect = |capacity = |type = |broke_ground= |opened = 1944 |yearsactive = |built = |closed = 1957 |othernames = |production = |website= }} The Cotton Club was a club at 500 Jackson St. in the West Side of Las Vegas, Nevada, which was an exclusive club for African Americans.[1] HistoryEstablished in late 1944 as a small bar by Moe Taub,[2]{{sfn|Roman|2011|pp=102-103}} it was one of the earliest Black clubs to legally operate away from Downtown Las Vegas. Sarann Knight-Preddy become a keno writer for the club,{{sfn|McKee|2014|p=34}} and in 1950 she became the first black woman to hold a gaming license in Nevada.[2] In July 1947 the Cotton Club was sold to Jodie Cannon, who resold it less than 6 months later to Uvalde Caperton, though Cannon stayed on as a manager.[2] The original club was destroyed by an explosion and fire in May 1948.[3] Caperton owned the club until 1957, when it closed.[2] Later YearsIn 1969, Preddy put in a club with Margie Elliot called the Playhouse Lounge at the location. They were unable to obtain a gaming license and after a year, sold the business.{{sfn|White|1997|pp=52-53}} It reopened from 1970 to 1985 as "Love's Cocktail Lounge".[2] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Ebony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cpMnAQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Johnson Pub.Company|page=144}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.ccgtcc-ccn.com/Westside.pdf|title=Westside|publisher=Casino Collectable News|accessdate=21 September 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3265656/cotton_club_fire/|title=Cotton Club Destroyed|date=May 13, 1948|publisher=San Bernardino County Sun|page=2|accessdate=September 21, 2015|via = Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Bibliography
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