Goldie's Off Track Betting
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Goldie's Off Track Betting is a betting parlor located in the Little Tauron section of Caprica City in the years before the Fall. It was also a hub of activity for the Tauron crime syndicate, the Ha'la'tha, and its confederate Samuel Adama.
Composed of the main establishment and a large back room where Ha'la'tha members, including Frankie and the Guatrau, would meet. Television screens displaying footage of horse races as well as shows like Backtalk with Baxter Sarno were located in the backroom along with tables for games of Triad (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfall").
It was principally controlled by Sam Adama in 58 BCH (42YR), and both Sam and his brother Joseph Adama stored their "bug out" supplies, namely cubits and forged identification, in a safe on premises (CAP: "Here Be Dragons").
Home to Tragedies
A young Willie Adama was briefly employed at Goldie's, influenced by his uncle Sam Adama to skip school and learn the ways of Tauron men (CAP: "Reins of a Waterfall"). Willie was later killed by a stray bullet at Goldie's after the Guatrau called for the killing of not only Sam, but of Willie's father, Joseph Adama (CAP: "Here Be Dragons"). Later, while mourning Willie's murder, Dave recalls to the Adamas that he taught Willie how to play Triad, recalling that Willie became adept in cheating at the game (CAP: "Apotheosis").
Joseph Adama created a virtual version of Goldie's as a place to meet the Guatrau, who communicated with Adama from the real Goldie's and was soon murdered there in retribution for the death of Willie Adama, under the watch of future Guatrau Fidelia Fazekas (CAP: "Apotheosis").
Notes
- Goldie's exteriors and interiors were filmed at the Komura Building on 269 Powell St, Vancouver, British Columbia, at the corner of Gore Avenue and Powell Street, itself a few blocks south of the Little Tauron street exteriors seen in "Rebirth." [1] The Komura Building is one of the last standing buildings in old Japantown.[2]
- The location is still present as of 2025, being the home of St. Lawrence Restaurant.[3]
References
- ↑ 269 Powell St, Vancouver, BC on Google Maps (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 21 April 2025.
- ↑ Vancouver Heritage Foundation - History Japanese Canadian District (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). pp. 6 Retrieved on 21 April 2025.
- ↑ St. Lawrence Restaurant (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 21 April 2025.