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Does crime pay?
Wall Street Crime and Punishment is a weekly series by Benzinga s Phil Hall that chronicles the bankers, brokers and financial ne’er-do-wells whose ambition and greed takes them in the wrong direction.
In the annals of Wall Street miscreancy, few titans of business have experienced a more celebrated rise and ignominious crash than Richard Whitney. In October 1929, he was praised for an act of unprecedented bravery that singlehandedly halted an epic panic but nine years later, he was sitting in a cell in Sing Sing after being convicted of embezzlement.
How did Whitney go from such a glorious point A to a tragic point B? Well, it’s a bit complicated.
San Francisco s rowdy and racist chicken-themed restaurant: Topsy s Roost
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A postcard from the 1920s showing San Francisco s chicken-themed restaurant Topsy s Roost.Public DomainShow MoreShow Less
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Topsy s Roost on the boardwalk of Playland at the Beach promised cheap eats and no cover charge during the Great Depression.OpenSFHistory / wnp66.445.jpgShow MoreShow Less
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For a time, the most exciting night out you could have in San Francisco was at a human chicken coop.
To get there, you needed to drive to the edge of the city, where the Pacific Ocean lapped against the shore of a massive amusement park. Near the screaming roller coaster, below the Cliff House, a giant, neon rooster beckoned.
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George K. Whitney Jr. Interview, 2002
Interview of George K. Whitney Jr. in 2002, discussing Cliff House, Sutro Baths, Playland, and Whitney Brothers businesses.
George K. Whitney, Jr. Interview, Page 1
This is a transcription of John Martini s interview with George K. Whitney, Jr. in 2002. The original tapes are held at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area archives. We thank the San Francisco History Association for providing funds for this transcription!
Read a summary timeline of the interview and the Whitneys legacy with Playland, the Cliff House and Sutro Baths.
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Interview with Mr. George K. Whitney, Jr.