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Murder, theft, robbery, fights and general licentiousness was the order of the day, hold-ups were a daily occurrence.' () What was life in San Diego like back in the day when Wyatt Earp lived here? According to Adalaska Pearson of the San Diego Historical Society's 1928 description, it was 'crazy with gambling fever developed from fortunes made in real estate, saloons and gambling houses.Crime was rampant. Visit here now for a steak dinner at the upscale George's on Fifth. The Oyster Bar was located in the Victorian building at the current address of 835 Fifth Avenue. One reason for The Oyster Bar's popularity was The Golden Poppy, the brothel upstairs, where each room was painted a different color and the lady of the room wore a matching dress. Earp often made $1,000 in profit per night! His most famous gambling hall was The Oyster Bar.

Patrons were offered games of faro (a card game), blackjack, poker and keno.

The establishments were located in our Gaslamp Quarter, called the Stingaree District back then. What many people may not know is that Wyatt Earp operated four saloons/gambling halls in San Diego between 1887 and around 1896. Billy Clanton and the two McLaury brothers died. During this 30-second, thirty-shot showdown, Wyatt and his brothers, Virgil and Morgan, along with Doc Holliday took on the cowboys, Ike and Billy Clanton and Tom and Frank McLaury. He has a reputation as the Old West's 'toughest and deadliest gunman.' () Most people associate him with the bloody gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona on October 26, 1881. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848-1929) was born in Illinois and died in Los Angeles.

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