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Vince's Snooker Parlor, California

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Vince's Snooker Parlor, California
Vince's Snooker Parlor circa 1940, Monterey Park CA: Photo of the interior of Vince's Snooker Parlor, Vincent Maddux, proprietor
People in photo include: Don Ellis
Date & Place: in Monterey Park, California United States of America
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Did you ever wonder what the inside of a pool hall looked like back "in the old days"? This 1939 photo of Vince's Snooker Parlor shows exactly what it looked like, and it's much cleaner and less smoke filled than I thought it would be!

Vincent J. Maddux was born in Missouri and had one year of a high school education. After serving as a Private in World War I and marrying in Jackson Missouri, Vincent moved to Los Angeles California and owned a pool hall in Monterey Park, a suburb of Los Angles, where he lived out his life.

We remember Vincent Maddux with his biography.
Hi Mary - this is such a cool photo I just had to share with our facebook fans! Check it out - some people remember visiting there. Great photo and thank you for sharing!
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Vincent Maddux
Vincent John Maddux's father was John William Maddux (1865 - 1936) and his mother was Julia Pate O'Dell (1876 - 1913). They were both born in Missouri. He had siblings Benjamin, Ethel, and David. When Vincent was 4, he and his parents and siblings (Benjamin, Ethel, and David) were living in Knoxville, Missouri. Dad was a farmer. Vincent married Lyndall M Ellis on May 16, 1923, in Jackson Missouri. Almost 40 years later, Vincent and Lyndall were living with her mother, Laura, and their children Betty and Bill, in San Gabriel, California, on Hellman Avenue. Vincent owned a pool hall. He was 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighed 210 pounds, and had gray eyes and brown hair, with a light complexion. When Vincent J. Maddux was 54, he was still married to Lyndall M. Ellis, and they were living with Lyndall's mother, Laura K. Ellis, in Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California. Vincent still owned the pool hall. See a photo of the pool hall at Vince's Snooker Parlor, California Vincent was a Private in the United States Army and he enlisted on November 7 1918 and was discharged on December 16, 1918. Because of his service, he and Lyndall are buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. See Vincent J Maddux Gravesite
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