Guy McAfee
| Guy McAfee | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1888 Winfield, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1960 (aged 71) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Residence |
Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Policeman,mob star |
| Spouse(s) | 3, including June Brewster |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Guy McAfee (1888–1960) was an American law enforcement officer and mob star. Born in Kansas and orphaned in early childhood, he became a firefighter in Los Angeles, California and later served as the head of the vice squad of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was the owner of brothels and gambling saloons, with ties to organized crime in the 1930s. He co-founded casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s and 1950s. He named the Las Vegas Strip after the Sunset Strip.
Guy McAfee was born on August 19, 1888 in Winfield, Kansas. He became an orphan in childhood.
McAfee began his career as a firefighter in Los Angeles, California. He subsequently served as the head of the vice squad of the Los Angeles Police Department. At the same time, he was the owner of gambling "saloons and brothels and had ties to organized crime." He was also the manager of the Clover Club, an upmarket club on the Sunset Strip. He became known as the "Capone of LA". When Judge Fletcher Bowron was elected as the 38th Mayor of Las Angeles on a platform to rid Los Angeles of prostitution, gambling and narcotics in 1938, McAfee moved to Las Vegas, Nevada within a year.
In 1939, McAfee acquired the Pair O'Dice Club on Highway 91 (the future Las Vegas Boulevard) and renamed it the 91 Club, and the Frontier Club, downtown Las Vegas. Meanwhile, with Milton B. Page, McAfee managed the El Rancho, another casino. He was a co-founder of the Pioneer Club in 1942. Three years later he announced plans to build the Golden Nugget, downtown Las Vegas, which opened in 1946. McAfee was president of Golden Nugget from 1952 until his retirement in 1960.
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