Harold's Club - Wikipedia
Harold's Club, also spelled Harolds Club, was a casino in Downtown Reno, Nevada that was established in 1935. The casino closed in 1995 and the building was demolished in 1999. Harold's Club was the set for the 1955 movie 5 Against the House. An Ocean's 11 predecessor set in Reno, the movie provides the best view of Harold's Club casino.
Harolds Club (site) - "The Friendly Club" brought a personal ...
Harolds Club is widely recognized as the first casino to hire female dealers, a practice they initiated in the late 1930s with female members of the Smith family.
Harold's Club or Bust: Looking back at one of Reno's biggest …
2019年12月6日 · The “Harold's Club or bust!” slogans found their way attached beneath the metal frame holding license plates, on billboards or buildings. Cobb said the Smiths bought 10,000 metal slogans for the license plate holders. The task of promoting Harold's Club fell to Harold junior, who was being groomed for upper management.
Harolds Club - Nevada Magazine
Harolds Club was the first casino in Nevada to hire women to work as dealers, and the customers—male and female—loved it. The first ladies hired in the late 1930s were Smith family members, but by the early 1940s, employment was open to all women, and they numbered nine out of every 10 workers.
‘Harolds Club’ on screen or bust - Reno Gazette Journal
2014年2月23日 · People in the 1940s and 1950s knew about Harolds Club in Reno, even if they’d never seen it. The “Harolds Club or Bust” logo covered a couple thousand billboards across the country — a covered...
Harolds Club Still on a Roll as It Marks 50th Year in Reno
1985年3月24日 · “Harolds Club or Bust” signs featuring the outline of a Conestoga wagon soon appeared in remote corners of the world. When customers complained about the bouncy ride on U.S. 40 over the Sierra...
Harold’s Club – A Reno Classic - Al W Moe's Nevada Gaming …
2016年11月28日 · Harold’s Club in Reno was the Nation’s best-known casino in the 1940s and 1950s, but how did that happen? Well, the story is told in much greater detail in Nevada’s Golden Age of Gambling, but here’s the start!
HAROLDS CLUB: A FAMILY AFFAIR - RecordCourier.com
2003年8月31日 · And now, the OHP has done it again with "A Family Affair," which is the fascinating story of the eccentric Smith family and their colorful downtown Reno casino, Harolds Club. It's "must" reading for anyone who is interested in Northern Nevada history. Harolds was everything that Harrah's wasn't.
Harold's Club Collection - University of Nevada, Reno
Harold's Club was founded by Harold Smith in 1935 and was best known for its nationwide advertising campaign "Harold's Club or Bust." Collection contains ephemera relating to the casino from 1963 to 1985.
Harold's Club - Historic Reno
Harold's Club emerged from a hole in the wall operation at 236 North Virginia Street in 1935 to become the largest casino in the world. The Smith family, Pappy and sons Harold and Raymond, lived by Pappy's carnival-worker philosophy of treating customers with a smile and a fair hand.