Happy New Year to all.I finally took Damon's advice and got my own domain name and removed all pop-ups and advertising from my site.It's now found at
www.myalcaponemuseum.com
For those interested.
Please keep the thompson alive!!!!

Sincerely,
Mario
Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:36 PM
Posted 08 January 2006 - 01:32 PM
Posted 08 January 2006 - 01:41 PM
QUOTE (chitowngangster @ Jan 8 2006, 01:32 PM) |
Another friend who does the Untouchable tours there told me the city did everything to f%&* him up from opening his business. |
Posted 08 January 2006 - 02:10 PM
QUOTE (Lancer @ Jan 8 2006, 01:41 PM) | ||
Mario Does your friend have a web site? A tour of the Chigago gangster sites would be very cool. It would be a neat weekend trip for the wife and I. If you have any info, please pass it on. Thanks. |
Edited by chitowngangster, 08 January 2006 - 02:11 PM.
Posted 08 January 2006 - 02:12 PM
Posted 08 January 2006 - 02:20 PM
QUOTE (LIONHART @ Jan 8 2006, 02:12 PM) |
Nice Site Mario! I know that Ellis sold off some Resin Thompson's some years back, that was used on the Untouchables. They looked like they real deal from a few feet away. Sometimes they show up on ebay, and the most I've seen one go was around $700.00. I think it was about 2 years ago when one of the Untouchables Baby Stroller's sold up on eBay. From my understanding, 2 were used. The later being the one with the holes. Anyway, there was a Restaurant/Night Club there in Chicago by the name, I believe, Tommygun's Garage. Don't know whether it still exists or not. |
Posted 08 January 2006 - 06:47 PM
QUOTE (Ron Mills @ Jan 8 2006, 04:21 PM) |
Very true, Chicago plays down the gangster image. A friend of mine has worked at Tommy Guns' Garage for years, as a flapper girl. They still do a good biz I guess. Mayor Daley won't let go of the Chicago P.D. Thompsons that are rotting in a storage situation. Not even letting them go to a museum. "There they shall remain" were his words, I believe. GI Jive has done an article on those guns. Anyway, very nice site, Mario. Yes, there are still gangsters in Chicago. Pick any club on Rush Street; they're there...wink! As a musician, I just keep my head down and "don't remember a thing" upon leaving the joint. |
Posted 08 January 2006 - 07:44 PM
QUOTE (colt21a @ Jan 8 2006, 06:47 PM) | ||
ron i did the story on the chicago gun's and chuck supplied the pic's.it's in one of the thompson newsletter's..after my mom passed today. i think i will name a tommy after her. she fought the good fight for 5 month's in chicago.. and she loved gangster history,she worked with a few.and had alot of there personal phone number's. anyway enough for now.this is sombody else's post. thanks ron |
Posted 08 January 2006 - 11:00 PM
Posted 08 January 2006 - 11:09 PM
QUOTE (HK91 @ Jan 8 2006, 11:00 PM) |
Chitowngangster- That is a great site. Thank you!!! Have you ever been to Al Capone's "hideout" in Hayward WI?? It is kind of cool, to see where Scarface slept, and had booze flown in from Canada. I heard the hideout was for sale a few years ago....the asking price was well into the millions. Chris |