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3203-3211 Southwest Boulevard - Last Chance Tavern (Saloon)
Title
3203-3211 Southwest Boulevard - Last Chance Tavern (Saloon)
Description
View looking east of the buildings that once stood at 3203-3211 Southwest Boulevard. The Last Chance Tavern (or Saloon) at 3205 Southwest Boulevard, Goulding's, and the Last Chance Cafe are in view. Cars parked on the street can be seen.
Date
1950-04
Object Type
Photograph
Kansas City Missouri Hearings, U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Title
Kansas City Missouri Hearings, U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Description
Organizational chart illustrating the extent of organized criminal activity in the Kansas City area under Charles Binaggio kept by the Kansas City Star in their mafia and mob activity research files. The chart displays how criminal activity in the city filtered down from Binaggio, through his subordinates and leading to various businesses across the area.
Date
1950
Object Type
Archival Material
Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950
Title
Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950
Description
Open City is an historical work detailing and analyzing the birth and growth of an organized crime family in Kansas City during the first 50 yars of the 20th Century. It includes names as Charles Binaggio, Nick Civella, Joe DiGiovanni, Charles Gargotta, John Lazia, and Tom Pendergast. Covers topics like prohibition, gambling, political machines, labor rackets, etc. The author was supervisor of the Organized Crime Squad, Kansas City Field Division after a long career with the FBI when he retired.
Date
2008
Object Type
Book