St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 1929.

[Cohiba]

Gang warfare ruled the streets of Chicago during the late 1920s, as chief gangster Al Capone sought to consolidate control by eliminating his rivals in the illegal trades of bootlegging, gambling and prostitution.

This rash of gang violence reached its bloody climax in a garage on the city’s North Side on February 14, 1929, when seven men associated with the Irish gangster George “Bugs” Moran, one of Capone’s longtime enemies, were shot to death by several men dressed as policemen. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, as it was known, was never officially linked to Capone, but he was generally considered to have been responsible for the murders.

Weapons used...two Thompson submachine guns and two shotguns

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[mightymouse]

Like Elmer Keith said, "Hell, I was there!". Just not in time to save the day.

 

[Okie4570]

Not a bad movie either. That whole era of organized crime, the mob, gangsters, etc I find interesting.

 

[Ace_on_the_Turn]

In 1929 the paper in NYC cost 2 cents.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

When I went to Chicago a while back, we took a few tours (pizza, architecture and "speak-easys"). Made me want to check out the location of the massacre. Unfortunately, the street seems to have been moved and the building demolished. I think the actual spot is more or less on the median of the road now.

 

[Hobbes]

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_more_things_change,_the_more_they_stay_the_same

 

[dennishoddy]

When I went to Chicago a while back, we took a few tours (pizza, architecture and "speak-easys"). Made me want to check out the location of the massacre. Unfortunately, the street seems to have been moved and the building demolished. I think the actual spot is more or less on the median of the road now.

I have relatives that live in Chicago. Went up there several years ago and got the Capone tour.
There was the million dollar bar that was a speakeasy. Hidden tunnel to get folks out if the feds came in the front door. Saw his house on one of the chain lakes, and the bar in the middle of the lake near his house that was also a speakeasy back inthe day. about a half mile from shore in any direction. Gave them time to stash stuff I guess if unwanted visitors showed up.