re: I now have
three different locations for the Atlas Hotel.
1920
lapl
1932
(as seen down the street in
Hoss' photograph
lapl
and the 124 1/2 N. Spring Street address in the article below.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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But this post is more about Mrs. Roberts, the woman the W.C.T.U. ran out of town on a rail. (article above)
Remember, at the time, Mrs. Roberts was in Los Angeles trying to lure girls to Randsburg Calif to work at her 'dance' hall.
"Mrs. Roberts operated her establishment under the name of “My Place Dance Hall,” sometimes known as “The Oasis,”
and right next door was her saloon. I’m sure it is fairly easy for you to figure out that Marguerite was a madam
who ran this as a “bawdy house,” which caused much consternation among the more “decent” town folk." from
CindyN11
Marguerite's dance hall still stands.
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"The Randsburg Inn, formerly the Commercial Hotel, and at one time the
My Place Dance Hall."
during my search I came upon Mrs. Roberts' tombstone in the Rand District Cemetery. (I wasn't expecting this)
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Surprisingly, she died less than three years after her procuring trip to L.A.
But was
'Marguerite' really French?
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The majority of “soiled doves” lied, fabricated and twisted the truth about who they were and where they came from.
They rarely used their real names and often were just known by nicknames. During this era the crème de la crème
of the dance halls, bawdy & parlour houses and brothels were French women, most likely due to the popularity of erotic French Postcards.
French “sporting women” commanded a higher price for their services, so, as a consequence, many a home-grown American floozy
moved to new pastures, recreated themselves and became a ‘French’ courtesan."
CindyN11
Cindy at
explore forums believes 'Marguerite' Roberts was actually Emily Brickett of San Bernardino....not from France as stated in her obituary.
(in 1892 she became Emily Jarrick after marrying August H. Jarrick in San Bernardino)
But in my opinion, Cindy's theory has a slight problem. Emily Jarrick was committed to an asylum by her husband in 1900.
Yet the newspaper article I found (while looking for the Atlas Hotel) has 'Marguerite' Roberts in Los Angeles in 1904.
So I'm not entirely convinced Marguerite Roberts and Emily Jarrick are the same person.
(of course she could have been released from the asylum by 1904, but still
)
If interested, you can read all of Cindy's research here:
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(as far I can tell, she is unaware of Mrs. Roberts' trip to L.A. in 1904)
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