When Police Uniforms Became Murder Disguises
The location housed the S-M-C Cartage Company warehouse, which served as a garage where members of Bugs Moran’s (pictured) North Side Gang would hang out. On that fateful Valentine’s Day morning, Al Capone’s henchmen, disguised as police officers, lined up seven members and associates of the North Side Gang against the garage wall and executed them in what became one of the most notorious organized crime incidents in American history.
The original building no longer exists. By 1967, the site at 2122 N. Clark Street had become empty and was targeted by the urban renewal movement that was transforming much of the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Today, the location remains unmarked, with no memorial or plaque indicating its dark historical significance.
Cases near this location
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The Violent Death of John Dillinger
Spot John Dillinger was killed
When Toys Turn Deadly: The Enduring Terror of Child's Play
Karen Barclay's apartment building
The Fall of Chicago's Most Feared Gangster: The Death of Hymie Weiss
Crime Scene in The Fall of Chicago's Most Feared Gangster: The Death of Hymie Weiss
The Night Richard Speck Murdered Eight Nurses in Chicago (July 13–14, 1966)
Built in 1882 as a luxury apartment building, the structure's distinctive…
Shame at the Diamond: The 1919 Black Sox Scandal
Grave / Memorial in Shame at the Diamond: The 1919 Black Sox Scandal
William Heirens: The 1946 Lipstick Killer Who Haunted Chicago
Frances Brown's apartment. Frances Brown died here on December 11, 1945.
Tragedy on the Waters: S.S. Eastland Disaster
Historic / Notable Site in Tragedy on the Waters: S.S. Eastland Disaster
Three Boys, One Tragedy: The 1955 Chicago Murders That Shocked a City
Loop theater then and more recently. We had to use a Google Maps photo of…
Married With Children
Married with Children fountain from opening credits
John Wayne Gacy and Timothy McCoy: A Tragic Encounter at a Chicago Bus Terminal
Greyhound Bus Station where John Wayne Gacy picked up Timothy McCoy
Shaking off tragedy, Our Lady of the Angels Church
The original school building that was destroyed in the fire was completel…
The Horrific Murder of Bobby Franks
Bobby Franks Grave
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