Circa 1930 color linen postcard marked: "X-67 Swimming Pool and Bath House, Agua Caliente, Mexico."
Back marked: "Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif."
Condition: unused, excellent.
Note the minaret in the picture, part of the amalgam of Mexican colonial, California mission, and neo-Islamic designs of this resort in Tijuana, Mexico that was built in 1928.
At that time, drinking, gambling and horse racing were illegal in the neighboring U.S. state of California, so many wealthy Americans and Hollywood celebrities flocked to Agua Caliente.
The actress Rita Hayworth was discovered there while performing in a show.
The highlight of the opulent casino was the Gold Room, where patrons could only bet using gold chips, with a rumored $500 minimum wager.
Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling in 1935 and closed the resort.