In the decades that followed, The Boathouse reportedly hosted gangsters, weddings and Broadway ... was reportedly used to ...

(gun banging) - It was almost like a war. - [Narrator] But for gangsters willing to risk a bullet, Prohibition-era Chicago was a bootlegger's paradise. - One of the biggest industries in America ...

Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals, made a mockery of the justice system, caused illicit drinking to seem glamorous and fun, encouraged neighborhood gangs to become national ...

Justine Harrington Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone, Frank Costello, George “Bugs” Moran and Charles "Lucky" Luciano are often associated with cities like Chicago and New York ...

During America’s Prohibition era and beyond, Alabamians needed places to imbibe out of sight of law enforcement officers. In many cases, drinkers were literally driven underground as caves ...