The life of Prohibition-era gangster and businessman Al Capone has often been the major subject of countless articles, books, ...

Al Capone got an icy reception when he arrived in Miami Beach in 1928. Whether he was winter-weary like other Northern tourists was immaterial; Miami saw him as a blight on its reputation.

Al Capone’s name has become synonymous with Prohibition-era gang violence. Like many outlaws of the era, he is today romanticized as a mob legend, Capone’s actual climb to the top in 1920s Chicago was ...

Al Capone got an icy reception when he arrived in Miami Beach in 1928. Whether he was winter-weary like other Northern tourists was immaterial; Miami saw him as a blight on its reputation.