The Sunday People from London, London, England • 12

12 SUNDAY PEOPLE August 19 1979 A ive tow rouNbmis OLD WEDMN6 PICTURE It SEEMS such A lone tune Afro-I can't even REMEMBER IF SHE PROMISED TO OBEY GODFATHER BERNIE SILVER known as The Godfather is rebuilding his London vice empire nicknamed Silver City in the underworld While in prison he could not keep full control over his Soho properties used as flats sex cinemas and shops dealing in pornography But he was released on parole last year Now his interests are about as extensive as they were before his six-year sentence in 1974 for living on immoral earnings And for the first time the full scope of business operations can Be disclosed thanks largely to information from former associates i One of the Corniche cinema hard porn at £450 in which interest towmtheWoridCup climb the Eiger and ford the Amazon his empire Silver City Street an investigator rented a big display of sex bis magazines and books are film booths which can be locked from the inside One booth contained a still picture of a naked girl ana a According to a West End property owner Bernie owns half and an Italian owns the other At 60 Dean Street an Investigator found goods divided into three categories homosexual perversion and straight sex A former associate of Silver said Silver has a half interest in the building An investigator bought a £5 coloured pom book at S3 Great Windmill Street The sex act was displayed operator who in the was in name Con By Laurie Manifold Alan Ridout Harry Warschauer and Godfrey Grima For £5 he gained admission to both According to Micallef Silver otyns 25 per cent of tVin fpuhnU tha rmainriir BCmlC 8 Wile Cl 8 the freehold the remainder on the cover A strip club rents an office Soho prope The Godfather nad an before he went to jail was 52 Greek Street the upper part of which was let to prostitutes He had several partners at Greek Street One of them was 40-year-old Victor Micallef given a three-year-sentence in 1974 for living off immoral earnings But the partners fell out because while Silver was still in prison Micallef sold No 52 for £33000 though Silver believed It was worth £75000 The Godfather is claiming a share of the £42000 Micallef was interviewed by Sunday People investi- Sors at his home in mrun Malta He said that he now has "no love" for Silver And he was willing to reveal what he knew of interests name appear on property said Micallef He always uses That was the case with 52 Greek Street which Sunday People Investigators discovered last week is still used by a prostitute Charged link with 52 Greek Street was broken But many other parts of his Silver City flourish The Corniche Cinema Club in Frith Street is a luxurious establishment by Soho standards An investigator was charged £450 for a showing of hard core porn films According to Micallef the property is in the name of wife acting as his nominee and that of a Maltese A manager of the Corniche club to which the building is let told an investigator I can confirm tne premises are in the name of Mrs Joan The New Swedish Cinema Club Brewer Street An investigator reports: "There are two cinemas rties belonging to a Maltese A spokesman for the management said: We pay £300 a week rent I have heard of Bernie Silver and the Maltese you mention I know exactly who the owners are but they could A property owner familiar with the Soho scene was quite definite: one of Bernie Cinema Blue) Dean Street lives up to its name: Premises owned by a syndicate in which Silver has a 161 per cent share said Micallef nominee according to Micallef is Silver's former mistress Carol Lindsay Carol now a married woman and no longer part of the Soho scene says Silva gave her share He had tried to dispose of it without her consent Silver also has an interest in premises let to five Soho pom shops At 10 Walker Court a firmed by Victor Micallef -Display Outside Paradise Sex 40 Frith Street a sign reads All tastes Ctvberefi An investigator reported a display of maganneS featuring and masochism and video cassettes with titles like -Mfoiallef said the premises ore owned by a syndicate with Silver having a 25 per cent share In the shop a man who claimed to be in charge said "Bernie Silver owns this Above a legitimate record shop at 94 Dean Street which has no connection with what goes on upstairs a first floor flat is used by a woman who advertises herself as a On her door is a bell marked Investigation established that she in fact offers sex for cash property is owned by Bernie Silver and Kids won't think of changing their shoes to kick a football clamber up trees or splash through puddles So school shoes need to be tough enough to take a bashing 'they also need to fit correctly because the wrong school shoes can lead to painful foot deformities in later life Before feet are fully formed badly fitting shoes can distort diem without mother or child realising it Start-rite have specialised in correct fit children's footwear for over 50 years Their shoes are made in different width fittings for every size and half size- only top quality leather and materials are used So Start-rite shoes retain their shapegood fit and good looks longer than other brands Look out for the big red 'S' the sign of the Start-rite specialist for expert fitting and advice Invest in Start-rite You won't do better in terms of healthy feet man who appeared to be in charge said owned by some sort of Former Silver associates Maltese said the Sunday name Silver as a member Informant no of that syndicate also owns property tne L'lB ew Swedish cmm club Cinema club admission a fiver Start-rite I GOOD ON THEIR FEET free style guide local stockists listfrom Dept SPL Start-rite Shoes Ltd Crome Rd Norwich NR3 4RD.