
Long Live the Queenie: Stephanie St. Claire
Ridiculous Crime
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The Harlem Numbers Game Is a Man's World
People started calling her Queenie in Manhattan and Madam St. Clair in Harlem. In the twenties, she was making about $20,000 a year - that's kind of like $350,000 today. She lived in an apartment on 409 Edge Come Avenue That's in Sugar Hill. There were a lot of esteemed members of the Harlem community living in this same building.
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