Charleston Vice: Navy Investigations of Suspected Charleston Establishments, August-October 1941
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- Title:
- Charleston Vice: Navy Investigations of Suspected Charleston Establishments, August-October 1941
- Date:
- 1941
- Description:
- Typed copies of observations, recorded by undercover investigators hired by the United States Navy, of 31 Charleston establishments with suspected vice problems including prostitution, the illegal sale of alcohol and narcotics, and other violations. These reports were later submitted to the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Henry W. Lockwood and are referenced in the minutes of a meeting held on October 1, 1941, in Admiral William Henry Allen's office. Establishments investigated include Lotti's Place, the Acme Beer Parlor, the American Beer Parlor, Atlantic Lunch, the Casino, the Downtown Chili Shop, Harold's Tavern, Hollywood Inn, the Flag Tap Room, Izzy's Tavern, Jimmie's Place, Kates Lunch Room, Lee's Grill, L-P Cafe, Manhattan Restaurant, Mike's Beer Parlor, Mitch's Lunch Room, M. and R. Lunch Room, Little Atlantic, the V Lunch, Taxi Cabs in Charleston, the Plaza Lunch Room, Robert's Tavern, the R-W Sandwich Shop, Safety Harbor, Sevilla Beer Parlor, Ship's Inn, Spooks Tavern, the Tavern, Town Tavern, and Uneeda Lunch Room.
- Collection Title:
- Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Documents
- Series:
- Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Charleston Vice 1941-1942
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- United States. Navy Yard (Charleston, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Vice
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 0085 Box 144 Folder 15
- Date Digital:
- 2015-02-02
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public domain.
- Access Statement:
- For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 24284
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