Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/05/2017
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Maplewood Public Library
Categories
St. Louisans are fascinated with the mafia. From the Godfather to The Sopranos, many of us can never get too many stories about mobsters.
While St. Louis is rarely featured in these films, though, our city has a gangland history of its own, full of exciting stories and colorful characters on both sides of the law. In this presentation, public historian Adam Kloppe, of the Missouri History Museum, will take you on a tour of the St. Louis underworld of the past.
You’ll meet notorious mobsters, learn about the street battles and shady deals that marked St. Louis’s gangland history, and hear about how law enforcement attempted to clean up St. Louis’s gangster underbelly.