This one has been touted as “Shady Terrace Court Mobile Home Park” since I got mine in 2003. Never gave it much thought but the ID never sounded right to me. Irwin Gibbs was involved with several Jeffersonville illegal clubs including the Turf Club. In an email not so long ago Paul Bender told me he doubted the ID. My first thought was “well, let’s see what we can find out.”

We now have a Club name thanks to a 1947 Tipton Tribune, Tipton, Indiana newspaper article. Not sure if the Club was on the mobile home park property or just close and maybe owned by the same people. Paul is looking further into it.

Enough of that:

Indiana:

Shady Terrace Club
Irvin Gibbs
Highway 62
Jeffersonville, IN
Chips delivered several times in 1946

I also have a blue cord mold.

I would buy or trade for the dark blue, yellow, and grey $25 harp mold chips.

Enter our “friend Of The Hobby:

You probably recall that Johnson Irvine Gibbs (born KY 1891) was the guy reported to be the proprietor of the Turf Club in Jeffersonville (re hub Turf Club chips ordered by Red Guthrie):

My note: Turf Club chips will be featured in a future “Illegal Of The Day” post.

Kokomo Tribune—30sept1938:

Gibbs was a bootlegger in Jeffersonville in the 20’s. He had his own special recipe for a mixed drink.

My note: Another bootlegger that moved into illegal gambling. Seems to be a constant theme.

VidetteMessengerTheValparaisoIndianaWednesdayAugust171927

My note: Oh NO! Mom turned him in!

Gibbs was reportedly the proprietor of the Shady Terrace Club when it was raided in Feb.1947 (less than a year after the chip orders).

It was located on what was then Highway 62, along the stretch which ran from Jeffersonville to New Albany.

In the late 40’s there was a Shady Terrace Trailer Park also located on Highway 62 operated by a Jack Rosenberg, but I don’t know what if any connection it may have had with the Shady Terrace Club.

TiptonTribuneTiptonIndianaMondayFebruary3,1947 (Mentions the guys from the Municipal Bar that did the shooting at Walter Maddox’s place)

My Note: You can read the account of the shooting at Walter Maddox’s place in “Illegal Of The Day Indiana 7” posted on 12/12/10.
http://www.thechipboard.com/index.cgi/page/1/md/read/id/1070042/sbj/illegal-of-the-day-indiana-7/

I don’t believe we have ever seen chips from The Rubaiyat Club and I doubt the newspaper spelling of the name.

Here’s a current aerial of where the Shady Terrace Trailer Park was located (Eastern Blvd. was Highway 62):

More from Paul Bender. He was supposed to be packing for a month in Florida. Looks like Jeffersonville illegals comes first.

So insted of packing today I went to the library and visited the criss crosses then drove over to remains of the Shady Terrace Trailer court. Will photograph when we return
Nothing left but a few of the concrete pads. Also drove around and found three of Irvine Gibbs's homes.
Worked on his Bio which I will send to you from Fl.

Learned a little geography today....I had told you that the STC was on Eastern Blvd. OK here is how that happened. Starting in Charlestown Highway 62 becomes 10th street in Jeffersonville which turns into Spring street [still in Jeff] and then becomes[you guessed it] Eastern blvd which becomes Hwy 131 in Clarksville and back to Hwy 62 as it goes into New Albany.
So both addresses were correct. Same road with different sections named differently.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for keeping me in the loop.
Paul