1612-1 Various Miami Beach 2A THE MIAMI NEWS, Sunday, Nov 15, 1964
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Reporter of The Miami New, now known as "the bird cage." charge of trans
A nostalgic reminder of boom times in Mi- In a back room was one of the nation's across state lin
ami Beach is being reduced to rubble under biggest horse book establishments. Wires con-
wreckers' hammers, after gr
Reefed'the big bettors from New York and Swan,
Chicago with tracks all over the country. ernment two confit
And the old-timers have gathered to watch ed the assistant 1
the demolition of the former Smith's Casino The! casino was the birthplace of the ill- prosecuting the case
and Warren Hotel, gathering place for the cele- famed]S and G Syndicate, the gambling em- the government rr
brated wealthy 30 and 40 years ago.
pire which dominated Miami Beach politics at Tuesday's heari
and the rackets until it was wiped out by the miss the federal f
Police Department Detective George Zoller Kefauver Committee 12 years ago.
murmured: "Gee,I remember I used to wrestle Ju'
After that the property deteriorated. The The following
in an arena there in the early 36s. I called Murphy are sla
myself George Schmidt." fashionable trend was to go farther up Miami before Peace Ju:
• Beach, and South Beach's shops, which display- val on a charge
Smith's Casino, which featured salt water ed jewelry, imported delicacies and expensive fives.
baths, and the hotel occupied the south side clothing, turned into radio repair stores, a
of Commerce Street from Collins Avenue to . poolroom and quick-lunch places. It is expecte
Ocean Drive. The Warren Hotel later was renamed the based on the sf
Beach End Hotel. will be present
The casino in the 30s was operated by a ever, Harvey St.
big-time.gambler named George Carter. You A grandstand for the next-door Miami Beach for the pair, ha!
could roil dice or play roulette, Chemin de fen, Kennel Club is to be built on the property. fight extradition
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