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Al Capone’s Florida Hideout
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By: neotrix.
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The infamous Al Capone, maybe better known by his nickname "Scarface", once lived here. This Miami Beach home of Al Capone is back on the market for $14.9M. Capone was an American gangster before being arrested at 33 who made his cash and gained notoriety during the Prohibition era selling illegal alcohol and running guns. His seven-year crime spree ended in 1931, when he was sentenced for tax evasion. He was released after only serving 8 years, as his health declined and died in 1947 from a cardiac arrest.
The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom property includes a living room, kitchen, walk-in closets, and patios. Since Capone the estate has been owned by other noted individuals including Mino Riaola, European soccer agent. Built in 1922, Capone bought the home after his release in 1928. He spent $200,000 to install a gatehouse, seven-foot-high walls, search lights, a cabana, and coral rock grotto. The home remained in the Capone family until 1952 when Al’s wife, Mae, sold it. In 2015, the 6,103-square-foot was refurbished courtesy of MB America, an investment management company. The property sits on a roomy 30,000 square feet lot.
During the renovations the gatehouse was transformed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse while other renovations include a black and gold powder room, a new fireplace, and porch.The property also boasts a private beach, a pool, and a two-story cabana.
At his peak in 1929, Al Capone's net worth was about $100 million, which some estimates show as being around $1.3 Billion with inflation.
His downfall came shortly after the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre which caused the citizenry to turn against public enemy number one and demand governmental action. In 1931 Capone was prosecuted and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, though he only served 8 of those years because of his poor health. Al Capone passed away on January 25, 1947 at the age of 47 from cardiac arrest after a stroke.

Mob Boss Frank Costello's House (former)
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By: Xeba73.
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Costello († 1973) was an Italian gangster and crime boss. He rose to the top of America's underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the US and enjoyed political influence. Nicknamed "the Prime Minister of the Underworld," he became one of the most powerful and influential mob bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family (later called the Genovese crime family), one of the Five Families that operate in NYC.

John Gotti's Home(Former)
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This is the Howard Beach home that Mob Boss John Gotti lived in until his incarceration.

John Gotti's Former Home
qstone (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: qstone.
John Gotti, former head of the Gambino crime family lived in this modest suburban home with with family prior to his 1990 conviction for five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion, and loansharking. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Marion. Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002, at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.

Red Fox Restaurant - Site Of Jimmy Hoffa's Disappearance
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan near Detroit. At around two o’clock PM on July 30, 1975, Hoffa arrived at the parking lot of the Red Fox where he was supposed to meet with Anthony Provenzano, a labor leader with mafia ties, and Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone, a Detroit mafia kingpin. Between 2:15-2:30pm, Hoffa called his wife from a nearby payphone, saying that he had been stood up for his meeting and that he would be home around 4 o’clock. The FBI believes that he left the location without struggle between 2:45-2:50pm in a Mercury Marquis owned by Giacalone’s son, Joseph. Hoffa was never seen again; his remains were never found. The mystery of Hoffa’s disappearance remains of great interest to the public, though it is unlikely charges will ever be filed.
The Red Fox Restaurant was opened by restaurateur Harris Machus in 1965 and was known for its award-winning food. Machus was not pleased with the notoriety brought to the restaurant due to the connection to the mafia via Hoffa’s disappearance. Machus died at the age of 92 in 2001. The location is now the site of a chain Italian restaurant, Andiamo.
Anthony Giacalone was convicted in 1976 of tax evasion and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He died in 2002 at the age of 82. Anthony Provenzano was convicted in 1978 of the murder of Anthony Castellitto and sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 1988.

Frank Nitti's House (former)
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Nitti was one of Al Capone's top henchmen, he was in charge of all strong-arm and 'muscle' operations. Nitti was later the front-man for the Chicago Outfit, the organized crime syndicate headed by Capone.
He committed suicide just a couple of blocks away from his home in 1943.

Mob Boss Vito Genovese's House (former)
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster and crime boss who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War. He was the leader of the Genovese crime family from 1957 until his death in 1969, one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in NYC as part of the Mafia. He was known as Boss of all Bosses from 1957 to 1959.

Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo's House (Former)
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo is a member of the American Mafia who eventually became the Boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the death of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa. During his criminal career, Scarfo was by some accounts arrogant, nepotistic and full of avarice.
Scarfo is currently serving time at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta.

Site of the Steakhouse Massacre
GlobalPlayer (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: GlobalPlayer.
Constantino Paul "Big Paul" Castellano (June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Pauly" (or "PC" to his family), was an American Mafia boss in New York City. He succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family, at the time, the nation's largest Mafia family. In 1985, he was one of many Mafia bosses arrested on charges of racketeering, which was to result in the Mafia Commission Trial; in December of that year, while out on bail, Castellano and his bodyguard were shot to death outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan on the orders of John Gotti.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano

Paul Castellano's House
BermudaBreeze (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: BermudaBreeze.
Paul Castellano, the alleged Mafia godfather, who was according to legend killed on orders from rival John Gotti at Sparks Steak House in December 1985, lived here. Born, Constantino "Paul" Castellano, Paul was also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Paulie" (or "PC" to his family). As an American crime boss he succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family. Castellano was killed in an unsanctioned assassination on December 16, 1985, ordered by John Gotti, who subsequently became boss. Baddabing, badaboom just like that Gotti had usurped the big man himself, taking control of the family.
Paul Castellano had an estimated net worth equal to $20 million at the height of his power in the early 80s which is the same as around $50 million today, and this estimate does not include his shadow assets so often hoarded by big time crime bosses. In 1985 he was assassinated in an unsanctioned hit by John Gotti. This story has been featured in several films including by Richard C. Sarafian in the 1996 HBO movie Gotti, Abe Vigoda on the NBC TV movie Witness to the Mob in 1998, Sam Coppola in the 2001 TV movie The Big Heist, and Chazz Palminteri on the 2001 TNT TV movie Boss of Bosses. Paul Castellano passed away on December 16, 1985 at 70 years old from multiple gunshot wounds.
In his book, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano would later admit that in a typical year mob bosses like Paul and John Gotti would earn $10-15 million every year but would obscure these assets, sometimes hiding cash or using offshore accounts. In 1981, Castellano spent over a million dollars to build an extremely lavish 17-room mansion on Staten Island which later became known as The White House. The house has an Olympic-sized swimming pool, English garden and top-of-the-line Carrara marble throughout. In order to pay for his lavish lifestyle, Castellano began demanding 15% cuts of his capos' earnings, up from the standard 10% a decision that proved fatal. At the time many of his capos were struggling to make ends meet, so Paul's lavish mansion plus the increase in monthly tribute sewed the seeds that would eventually cause him to be assassinated.

Mob Boss Tony Accardo's House (former)
Accardo, also known as "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna", was a Chicago mobster and the boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1947 until his death in 1992. He moved The Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss.
He bought the 22 room mansion in 1951 for a reported $125,000. It served as Accardo's unofficial command post until 1963, when he sold the home in favor of a more modest ranch home in North River Forest.

Al Capone's Home (former)
IndyFan032589 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: IndyFan032589.
This is the former residence of the Chicago Mafia magnate.

Mob Boss Carlo Gambino's Former Home
qstone (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: qstone.
This modest home in Brooklyn, N.Y. once belonged to Carlo “Don Carlo” Gambino, the boss of bosses and head of the Gambino Crime Family, which continues to bear his name to this day.
Known for being very low key, Gambino and his wife, Catherine Castellano, (sister of former Gambino crime boss, Paul Castellano ) lived in this residence until his death of a heart attack in 1976.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence. Please do not trespass, knock on the door, or disturb the current residence.

Mob Boss Raymond Patriarca's House (former)
Raymond L.S. Patriarca (1908-1984) was an Italian-American mobster and crime boss. He was the leader of the New England crime family (aka Patriarca crime family) from the 1950s until his death. Patriarca is regarded as one of the most powerful dons in American history.
This small home was his longtime residence, he moved away in 1980 and spent the last four years of his life in Johnston, RI.

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's Murder Site
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
Mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was murdered in this Beverly Hills mansion on June 20th 1947. The house was being rented by his mistress Virginia Hill at the time of his murder.
The house was put on the market in December 2022 for $17 Million.

Mob Boss Anthony Corallo's House (former)
Antonio "Tony Ducks" Corallo was a NYC mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family from 1973 to 1986, one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in NYC. Corallo exercised a tremendous control over trucking and construction unions in New York. He died in prison in 2000.

Jimmy Hoffa's House (former)
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.
The former Teamsters president once lived in this house at 4742 Toledo Street. He resided here when he was 14, which was the year he quit school to become a warehouseman for Kroger.

Paul Ricca's House (former)
Ricca, also known as "The Waiter" (1897-1972), was a Chicago mobster who served as the nominal/de facto leader of the Chicago Outfit for 40 years.

Mob Boss Jack Dragna's House (former)
Dragna was a Mafia member and headed the Los Angeles crime family from 1931 until his death in 1956. He was called the "Capone of Los Angeles".

Gangster Mickey Cohen's Former Home
qstone (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: qstone.
This modest looking home shielded by two trees near Brentwood, California was the former home of legendary Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen.
Cohen, a known associate of Jewish gangsters, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel became the boss of the LA crime syndicate following the shooting death of Ben Siegel in 1947.
On Aug. 2, 1949, Jack Dragna, one of Mickey’s rivals, ordered his men to go to Cohen’s home in the middle of the night and place several sticks of dynamite under his house. At 4:00am they lit the fuse and blew the roof of the joint.
Luckily for Cohen he was at the other side of the house when the explosion occurred and was not injured.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence. Please do not trespass on their property, knock on their door or disturb the current residence.

Al Capone's House (former)
The mobster purchased this house in the late 1920s and used it during the Prohibition period as a speakeasy and as a hideaway when he wanted to escape from his home base of Chicago. His last visit to the estate is said to have been in 1931, just before turning himself in for tax evasion and serving 11 years in prison.

Meyer Lansky's House (Former)
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Meyer Lansky, known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a Belarusian-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. For decades he was thought to be one of the most powerful people in the country.

Mob Boss Albert Anastasia's House (former)
Anastasia was the boss of the modern Gambino crime family during most of the 1950s. He's considered one of the most ruthless and feared Cosa Nostra mobsters in US history. A founder of the American Mafia, Anastasia ran Murder, Inc. during the prewar era.

Mob Boss Carlo Gambino's summer Home (Former)
This home located at the end of a cul-de-sac in Long Island once served as the summer home of Carlo “Don Carlo” Gambino, the patriarch of the Gambino Crime Family.
The two-story home overlooking Great South Bay served as Don Carlo's first New York residence according to reports and served as his residence for a long time.
Please Keep in Mind That This Is A Private Residence. Please Do Not Trespass On The Property, Knock On The Door, Or Disturb The Current Residence.

Giovanni ”John” Gambino's house
RDecker (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: RDecker.
Giovanni ”John” Gambino, a member of the three-man panel of street bosses currently running the New York based Gambino crime family, lives here.

Mob Boss Vittorio Amuso's House (former)
Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso is a New York mobster and was boss of the Lucchese crime family from 1987 to 2009, one of the Five Families that dominate organized crime activities in NYC. He is currently serving a life sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland, on murder and racketeering charges.

Mobster Joe Gallo's Assassination Site
GlobalPlayer (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: GlobalPlayer.
Joseph "Joey" Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as "Crazy Joe" and "Joe the Blonde", was a New York City gangster, gunman, and racketeer of the Profaci crime family (later known as the Colombo crime family). Joey and his two brothers would initiate one of the bloodiest mob conflicts since the Castellammarese War of 1931. His brothers were Lawrence Gallo and Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo. His death would be the subject of Bob Dylan's 1976 song "Joey".
On April 7, 1972, Gallo was celebrating his 43rd birthday with friends including his bodyguard, Peter "Pete the Greek" Diapoulas at a restaurant, Umberto's Clam House at 129 Mulberry Street in Little Italy, Manhattan. At least two gunmen burst in through the rear entrance (other accounts claim there was only one gunman) and opened fire with .32 and .38 caliber revolvers. Gallo was hit five times while running away, leaving his family at the table. Diapoulas was shot once in the buttocks while also fleeing during the melee. Joey stumbled into the street, where he collapsed and died while his killers sped away in a car. The gunmen were never positively identified. At his funeral, Gallo's sister cried over his coffin that "The streets are going to run red with blood, Joey!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto%27s_Clam_House

Al Capone's House (former)
The mobster kept this house as a party house where he would throw parties, keep girls, and generally carouse.

Mob Boss Tommy Lucchese's House (former)
Lucchese was a mobster and founding member of the Mafia in America, the Cosa Nostra. He was the boss of the Lucchese crime family, one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in NYC, from 1951 until 1967 when he died from a brain tumor.

Mob Boss Carmine Persico's House
Persico, also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", has been the de facto boss of the Colombo crime family since the early 1970s, one of the Five Families that dominate organized crime activities in NYC. Persico has overseen gang wars, murders, and major rackets, most of the time from prison. He has been serving a sentence of 139 years in prison since 1987.
As far as I can tell, his countryside retreat near Saugerties, NY, is still owned by his family.

Joseph Barbara's House
BermudaBreeze (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: BermudaBreeze.
The New York Gangster lived here. The house is also the site of the 1957, Mafia summit that proved - for the first time - that an organized crime syndicate did exist.

Mob Boss Jack Tocco's House (deceased)
Giacomo “Jack” William Tocco, who died on July 14, 2014, was the alleged boss of the Detroit crime family from 1979 until 2014. The Detroit mob is considered one of the most resilient and stable mafia families in America, still running loansharking, gambling, extortion, labor racketeering and narcotics operations, along with many legal businesses.
Tocco died here in his home at the age of 87.

Mob Boss Joseph Zerilli's House (former)
Zerilli (1897-1977) was an Italian-American gangster and crime boss who led the crime family known as the Detroit Partnership from the 1930s through the 1970s. It is considered one of the most active Italian-American crime families alongside the Five Families of New York, the Philadelphia Mob, and the Chicago Outfit.
His son, Anthony Zerilli, made headlines in 2013 when he publicly stated that Jimmy Hoffa was buried in a field in Oakland County, MI.

Joseph Bonanno's House (former)
Joe Bonanno was a Sicilian-born American mafioso and the boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1931 to 1968, one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in NYC within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra).
He moved from NY to Tucson because of his ill son, this is where he lived and conducted his business from the 1960's until his death in May 2002.

Former Gambino Crime Family Hangout and Headquarters
GlobalPlayer (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: GlobalPlayer.
The Bergin Hunt and Fish Club is a former Gambino crime family mob hangout and headquarters that was located at 98-04 101st Avenue in Ozone Park (a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens). John Gotti used to unofficially run the club. He kept an office in the back with a large closet full of custom-made suits, and a barber chair, in which he would get a hair trim everyday. In 1992, when Gotti was sentenced to life in prison, ownership of the club went to his older brother Peter Gotti, who eventually had to sell half of the club's property to another business. by the late 1990's The Gambino Family decided to sell the club after years of neglect and mismanagement, and the curious onlookers who would walk up to the window and look in, and even walk right in to the private club.
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Mob Boss Vincent Gigante's House (former)
Gigante, also known as "Chin," was an Italian-American mobster and the boss of the Genovese crime family from 1981 until his death in 2005, one of the Five Families that control organized crime activity in NYC. Gigante lived here with his family, although it is said that he spent most of his time living with his mistress and his "second" family in Manhattan.

Al Capone's northern Wisconsin hideout
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
The Hideout: Al Capones Northwoods Retreat - Al Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently also became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931.

Mob Boss Philip Lombardo's House (former)
Lombardo († 1987), also known as "Benny Squint" and "Cockeyed Phil", was the boss of the Genovese crime family from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 1980s. The Genovese family is one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in NYC, and one of the most powerful organized crime families in America.

Frank Cali's House
RDecker (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: RDecker.
Frank Cali, reputed acting captain of the Gambino crime family in the Staten Island faction and nephew of Giovanni "John" Gambino, is said to reside, here in the upstairs living quarters. The downstairs business "Arcobaleno Italiano Inc.", is a video store owned by his father.

Mob Boss Russell Bufalino's House (former)
Bufalino (1903-1994) was an Italian-American mobster and crime boss. He was the leader of the Bufalino crime family, which operated in Northeastern Pennsylvania, from 1959 to 1989. Bufalino was long suspected of ordering the hit on Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Although his clan was relatively small, he enjoyed notable influence and ran operations in Upstate NY, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Canada, etc.
Bufalino lived in this modest home for nearly 40 years.

Former Gambino Crime Family Headquarters
The Gemini Lounge was a bar and at one time the headquarters of a notorious Gambino Mafia Family crew headed by Roy DeMeo that is suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of between 75-200 murders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. It was the front half of a two-story brick building located on a corner lot at 4021 Flatlands Ave., Brooklyn, with the back half consisting of an apartment dwelling where many victims of the DeMeo crew were murdered and dismembered.

Mob Boss Angelo Bruno's House (former)
Angelo "The Gentle Don" Bruno was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1959 until his death in 1980. He was killed by a shotgun blast to the back of his head while sitting in a car in front of his home. Bruno is believed to have been murdered by his own associates, his killing sparked a mob war that lasted years and resulted in dozens of slayings.

Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1994 to 1999, despite Ralph Natale being officially the boss, and was said to have led it primarily in extortion, bookmaking, drug trafficking, and loan sharking.
Now out of prison, Merlino is living in Boca Raton, FL working as a carpet installer. He lives in this townhouse owned by the CEO of the company he is working for.

Mob Boss Stefano Magaddino's House (former)
Stefano "The Undertaker" Magaddino was the boss of the Buffalo crime family from 1922 until his death in 1974, and thus America's longest reigning major mob boss. He ran operations in NY, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Canada, and was one of the original members of Lucky Luciano's Mafia Commission.

Mob Boss Carlos Marcello's House (former)
Carlos "The Little Man" Marcello was the boss of the New Orleans crime family - the first Mafia family in the US - from 1947 until 1983/1990. Once the undisputed crime boss from Florida to Texas, he is believed to have played a significant role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy (although never proven).
Marcello lived in this home until the 1960s when he moved to a more blue-collar area of the city because he wasn't willing to cope with the "aristocrats". He kept the house, though, and returned at the end of his life. Marcello died here in 1993, at the age of 83.

Gangster Anthony Spilotro's Former Home
This Las Vegas home once belonged to Anthony " Tony The Ant" Spilotro, a known gangster and enforcer for the Chicago Mafia in Las Vegas during the 1970s and 1980s.
Spilotro's job was to protect and oversee the Outfit's illegal casino profits (the "skim"). Spilotro's boyhood friend, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal secretly ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina and Hacienda casinos for the Chicago outfit while Spilotro acted as muscle.
Spilotro's reign as mob enforcer would come to a violent end in 1986, when he and his brother Michael were discovered in a shallow grave in an Indiana corn field. An autopsy would was later show that Tony and his brother sustained a horrific beating beating before being buried alive.
In the 1995 film "Casino" Spilotro would be portrayed by actor Joe Pecsi under the character name, "Nicky Santoro."
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence. Please don't trespass on their property, knock on their door or disturb the residence.

Mob Boss Michael Genovese's House (former)
Michael James Genovese was the boss of the Pittsburgh crime family from 1985 until his death in 2006. He ran gambling, loan sharking and narcotics operations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New York. Genovese oversaw the most lucrative period in Pittsburgh mob history until the feds brought it down with a racketeering case in 1990.
He lived on this 80-acre farm for 50 years, and died here a the age of 87. The mafia boss considered himself a "gentleman farmer".

Sam Giancana's House (former)
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.
The famous Italian-American mobster, and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1956-66, lived here. Among his nicknames were, "Mooney", "Sam the Cigar" and "Sam Flood". He was shot in the back of the head on June 19th, 1975 while frying Italian sausage and peppers in the basement of this home. After falling, his body was turned over and shot a further six times in the face and chin. It was believed by investigators that his murderer was a close friend whom he had let into the house. At the time he was scheduled to appear before a Senate committee investigating CIA and Mafia collusion in plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.

Mob Boss Tony Giordano's House (former)
Anthony "Tony G." Giordano was the boss of the St. Louis crime family from 1960 until his death in 1980. He ran labor racketeering, gambling, loan sharking and narcotics operations in Missouri, and was also active in Vegas and Colorado. The St. Louis mob was traditionally considered a second-tier family but enjoyed great success and influence under Giordano. Following his demise, the family went into its death throes.

Mob Boss John LaRocca's House (former)
John Sebastian LaRocca was the boss of the Pittsburgh crime family from 1956 until his death in 1984. He exercised a vast control over labor unions in the Pittsburgh area, was well-connected in the top mob circles, and is considered by many to be the most successful of all Pittsburgh godfathers. Thanks to aggressive anti-mob policing tactics, the family has since nearly disappeared.
LaRocca died here in his home at the age of 82.

Richard Kuklinski's House (former)
Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, the mass murderer and contract killer, lived here with his family prior to his arrest in 1986.

Triangle Social Club
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
Hangout of Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, former boss of the Genovese Crime Family. Gigante was often seen walking the streets in a bathrobe and slippers. This earned him the nickname “The Oddfather.” Gigante died in prison in 2005.

Former Headquarters of the Gambino Crime Family
The Ravenite Social Club was a club in New York City that was frequented and at some point used as headquarters of the Gambino crime family. It was located at 247 Mulberry St. in the Little Italy section of Manhattan. It is now a shoe store. The Ravenite was frequented by John Gotti and the rest of his crew in the late 1970s and '80s.