1930 Mexico Poster Stamp Agua Caliente In Old Mexico Free Zone Shops

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Year of Issue

1930

Item Description

1930 (Depression Era) Mexico Poster Stamp Agua Caliente In Old Mexico Free Zone Shops Unused Light Hinge Mark 80% Original Gum(Second Photo Is For Informational Use Only And Is Not Included In The Sale). The Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel was a resort that operated from 1928 to 1935. Although the casino and hotel were closed, the racetrack continued to operate for many years. The original grandstand structure was destroyed by fire in 1971, but was rebuilt and continues to operate today as the Agua Caliente Racetrack and Casino, a branch of the Casino Caliente chain. The heyday of Agua Caliente, along with other luxury casino hotels of the “Silver Coast” of northern Baja California like the Hotel Playa of Ensenada and the Rosarito Beach Hotel, correlated to the availability of gambling and drinking that was banned in the United States. This golden age declined with the legalization of gambling in Nevada in 1931, the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the legalization of parimutuel wagering at California racetracks in 1933, and the construction of the Santa Anita racetrack in 1934, and abruptly ended after gambling was declared illegal in 1935 by Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas. Casinos closed, and although sports and racetrack betting was later reestablished at the Agua Caliente racetrack, the glamour of the “Silver Coast” of Baja California faded.

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