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of the Democratic party, at which Emily Newell Blair was speaking, was held at the Casino. It was very chi-chi and correct to go there, and so forth.

I think Moses and LaGuardia felt that under Walker a lot of semi-gangsters with plenty of money had given parties there too. The social structure of New York was changing. A gangster with lots of money could buy his way into the Casino under Walker. I don't think he could in earlier days. There just wouldn't have been any table for him. Also, I think they thought that a considerable amount of gambling went on there and that it would bring disrepute. Nobody was willing to bid for the use of the thing as a concessionaire who wasn't going to be able to make money on the side. He couldn't make enough money running a straight restaurant. He had to be allowed to do some of these odd things on the side in order to get away with it. Anyhow, they decided to wipe it out.

Moses was always for the city buying the Claremont Inn. That was lovely and charming in the old days. Again, later, awfully queer people were able to have the money and get a table there. It was high-priced and in the earlier days it was really an exclusive place. It was run by German people and run like a continental restaurant. It was no cheap hot dog restaurant. It was a continental restaurant and very, very well done. It was very private. In the early