In November 1880, William Moore and James N. Carlile sold half interest in this lot to George W. Crites for $1, and in May 1881 George sold it to Lewis C. Railey, A. B. Patton, and D. F. Urmy for $1,200; in June 1881, Lewis Railey, Sr. sold the lot to Nancy E. Orman for $2,800. Early South Pueblo was heavily occupied by single men who worked in the smelters, railroads, and steel works, and the saloon became the workingman's social club as a relatively new male gathering place. Saloons replaced taverns when Midwestern states passed laws in the 1830s and 1840s allowing the licensing of barrooms without transient facilities. Along Union Avenue, saloons, dancehalls, variety theaters, and gambling rooms were famous for their riotous character, and one of the most notorious was the Turf Exchange. It was open 24 hours a day and had about 50 employees. In 1889, the building housed a saloon and restaurant with gambling in the rear, while the second floor housed keno rooms and later prostitutes. At one time, the gambling room had six Faro banks, four Roulette wheels, one Hieronymus bowl, four tables for Hazard and Craps, two for Stud Poker, two for Draw Poker, one for Vingt et Un, and one for High Suit. All forms of gambling were available, including cards, slot machines, roulette, and policy shops, and the bar or restaurant featured a lunch counter. Although official records have disappeared, folklore claims that Doc Holliday gambled there and was arrested for disorderly conduct. In 1882, City Council outlawed gambling in Pueblo, but the law was not enforced. In 1895, Pueblo's government created a saloon district that limited where saloons could be built, including all of the downtown area, and men could drink and gamble 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In 1903, more than 100 women appeared before City Council with a petition bearing the signatures of 1,500 women, seeking to limit Union Avenue saloon licenses to one on each block. At that time, the Pueblo City Directory listed 161 saloons for a population of 41,747, or one saloon for every 259 citizens. In 1989, Mark Yaeger and John Wilbar purchased the building and completed the existing renovations.