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ESTABLISHMENTS There were a variety of venues inside the district. They included the Gayety Theatre, located at 1514 Harney Street, which was a notorious ran a 25-room Brothel mansion at 915 Douglas Street during this period, as well. Another establishment in the Sporting District was the Diamond Gambling House located at 1312 Douglas Street. The "Big Four" Omaha gamblers of 1887, Charles Bibbins, H.B. Kennedy, Charles White and Jack Morrison operated the facility until 1893, when it was closed by the City.Federal Writers' Project Staff (1939) ''Nebraska: A guide to the Cornhusker state.'' Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Nebraska. p. 234 SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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