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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aimed at the new Holy Land of the frontier, drew its camp followers just as surely. The sporting house and the saloon became the social centers of many an outpost and booming new metropolis from the Alleghenies to the Yukon; most splendid of them all was the famous Everleigh Club, a 50-room mansion in Chicago, where for $50 a night minimum, guests were regaled with champagne from golden buckets and fountains gushed perfume at regular intervals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: REFLECTIONS ON THE SAD PROFESSION | 8/23/1971 | See Source »

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