Chesterfield Rumored to Have Hosted Illegal Casino
Local historian Alan Dean Naldrett writes of Chesterfield's history.
Last of four-part series. One rumor regarding Chesterfield is that a large, illegal casino was located in the area and some of the chips photographed in this article were used there. The gambling chips are actually from the Chesterfield Club, an illegal casino located on Gratiot, on the outskirts of Detroit, in Halfway/East Detroit (now known as Eastpointe). It was said to be named for the brand of cigarettes known as Chesterfields. The township and village of Chesterfield were named by the town elders for Lord Chesterfield of England, who was similar to Ben Franklin, with famous sayings attributed to him, quoted from letters he sent to his son. This is not to say that Chesterfield did not have their share of blind pigs (like the one …
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6:38 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
I had also been informed that there was also a blind pig located on Cass Ave. just about 4 blocks east of the court building. It has been all covered over now. But when my parents rented a house on Cass in 1964 the basement next door was partically showing which was the basement of the blind pig. It's quite interesting what people did back when drinking wasn't allowed. I guess the casino must of … more ›