Cabazon’s Wild Years: Historian To Revisit Gambling Days At Beaumont Event

BEAUMONT, CA — The San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will shine a spotlight on Cabazon’s colorful past at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m.

Historian Steve Lech will deliver a presentation exploring the “shenanigans” that unfolded during the brief period when Cabazon was incorporated as a city. During those years, the desert community was home to several gambling establishments and a cast of lively characters who played a role in its short-lived experiment in cityhood.

Though incorporating the hamlet ultimately “didn’t work out,” as the Historical Society notes, the history of Cabazon’s gambling era remains a fascinating chapter in the region’s story, organizers said.

The meeting will take place at the Beaumont Woman’s Club Community Center, 306 E. 6th St. in Beaumont. Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

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