The Rendezvous Club
Corner of Broadway and 58th Avenue Located at the corner of Broadway and 58th Avenue, The Rendezvous Club was a notorious speakeasy during the era of Prohibition. Infamous for its…
The Parady Club
46th Street Step back in time to the roaring 1920s and immerse yourself in the clandestine world of The Parady Club in Manhattan, a notorious prohibition-era speakeasy that captured the…
Club Durant
58th Street Near Broadway Located on 58th Street near Broadway, The Club Durant was a New York City prohibition speakeasy that bore the name of the infamous Jimmy Durante, known…
21 Club
The 21 Club
21 W. 52nd Street, Between 5th and 6th Avenue During Prohibition, the 21 Club in Manhattan, New York, stood as an iconic speakeasy, shrouded in secrecy and allure. Hidden behind…
300 Club
151 W 54th Street The 300 Club holds a storied history in the realm of illicit Prohibition-era ventures, spearheaded by the renowned emcee of the El Fey Club, Texas Guinan.…
DEAN O’BANION, BUGS MORAN AND THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE
Movies have a peculiar way of inspiring people to do things they’ve never considered before. Author Rose Keefe explained how a movie started her on a path of becoming a…
THE ACTUAL TOMMY GUNS USED IN THE ST. VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE
THE ACTUAL TOMMY GUNS USED IN THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRECOMMISSION TRIAL LIFTED THE LID ON THE NEW YORK MAFIA Hours after the Massacre in the Clark Street garage, Major…
ROSE MARIE, WHO PERFORMED AT THE FLAMINGO OPENING IN 1946, REMEMBERS IT WELL
ROSE MARIE, WHO PERFORMED AT THE FLAMINGO OPENING IN 1946, REMEMBERS IT WELL SINGER COMPLAINED TO BUGSY SIEGEL BEFORE KNOWING WHO HE RELALY WAS Rose Marie’s trademark raspy voice has…
How ’bout a Pardon, Mr. President?
The power of the Presidential pardon is as allusive as the goose that laid the golden egg, but substantially more valuable. The Constitution’s Article II grants the President the “power…
THE 10-WEEK-LONG COMMISSION TRIAL PLAYED TO FULL COURTROOMS
CARMINE PERSICO'S SELF-DEFENSE PROVIDED LAUGHS BUT NO LEGAL ADVANTAGE FOR HIM OR OTHER DEFENDANTS The Commission trial continued through November and into December of 1986. The eight men on trial…
