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Showing posts with label Al Capone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Al Capone. Show all posts
Monday, May 6, 2024

The Noose Coffee Shop in Chicago supplied last meals for death row inmates of Cook County Jail in the 1920s.

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In the early 1900s, when Cook County Jail was on Dearborn and Hubbard Streets, a nearby restaurant would supply 25 to 50 meals daily to inma...
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

A Brief History of Alphonse Francis “Sonny” Capone Jr.

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Alphonse Francis “Sonny” Capone Jr. was born December 4, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Al Capone and Mary "Mae" Josephine...
Friday, January 5, 2024

Al Capone's Police Photo from New York City, December 26, 1925. The real story.

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Twenty-six-year-old Al Capone's primary reason for being in New York was to bring his son, Albert "Sonny" Capone, to a special...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Al Capone, a big fan of jazz music, gave many now-famous jazz musicians their start in Chicago.

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Louis Armstrong Al Capone supported jazz musicians. Capone was a big fan of jazz music, and he helped to promote and support Negro jazz musi...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Mobster, Johnny Torrio, and the Handshake Murder.

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In the nineteen twenties, Johnny Torrio was one of the top Chicago gangsters. He was prominent in the underworld but small in size at only f...
Friday, May 6, 2022

The Truth About Al Capone's Soup Kitchen at 935 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois.

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In historical writing and analysis, PRESENTISM introduces present-day ideas and perspectives into depictions or interpretations of the pas...
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