Beware of the Mob / myLot

Daytona Beach, Florida

January 11, 2019 9:09pm CST

This does not refer to crowds but to the mob as in gangsters. If you visit New York City you might enjoy taking a look at The Museum of the American Gangster located in the East Village in Manhattan. At the museum, you can get a look at anything and everything that has to do with gangsters. There are the bullets from the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, the death masks of John Dillinger, automatic shotguns and many different stories about well-known mobsters like Al Capone and John Gotti. The museum has found its home in an old speakeasy that was once the preferred drinking establishment of Capone, Gotti, and Lucky Luciano. Today at the bar you can buy moonshine and other drinks from that era. Do you like to watch movies about mobsters?

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DianneN

@DianneN (246819)

• United States

12 Jan 19

I visited it years ago, and also visited Alcatraz. We had dinner with our sons at Sparks just after Big Pauly Costilano got gunned down on the sidewalk in front.

Yes, I'm fascinated by mobsters. My brother-in-law had a business in the garment industry, and was approached by the Mafia. He had to pay them a monthly fee for "protection"!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73421)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Jan 19

You are lucky you were there before he got gunned down a scene I would not like to see every @DianneN I had a similar experience in Riga, Latvia. There was a restaurant run by the Russian mob. I had lunch with a friend and the next day a mobster was gunned down at an outside table.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246819)

• United States

14 Jan 19

@RasmaSandra We were there after the shoot out. My boys were fascinated and mesmerized by the sidewalk, although everything was cleaned up by then. You are lucky, too. Timing is everything. The Russian mob sounds just as bad as the Mafia.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jan 19

These were very popular movies once. I'm sure that museum would be interesting.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

12 Jan 19

Yes. I am watching now, more nowadays type. I would visit this speakeasy.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (15860)

• United States

12 Jan 19

Not a fan of mob movies too much. Would like to visit the museum though.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

12 Jan 19

I saw a movie called married to the mob and liked it

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BANKIM

@banksim (5203)

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12 Jan 19

for the movie it is ok..but for real life it's not ok...

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

13 Jan 19

I usually don't watch movies about gangsters. I prefer science fiction and romantic comedies.

Toni

@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

12 Jan 19

Thanks for mentioning this. I won't forget to visit that place if I ever drop by NY.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137215)

• Philippines

12 Jan 19

I had seen a lot of movies with mobsters. One of my favorite films is 'The Godfather.'

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134460)

• Roseburg, Oregon

13 Jan 19

I like to watch all kinds of crime movies.

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23677)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

12 Jan 19

Ah give me a James Cagney gangster movie!!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73421)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Jan 19

I am currently looking online for the movie that Kevin watches in Home Alone Angels With Filthy Souls @GreatMartin Cagney had some really good ones like The Public Enemy.

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GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23677)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

13 Jan 19

@RasmaSandra Ah, the grapefruit movie!! LOL

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Greg

@xander6464 (40873)

• Wapello, Iowa

12 Jan 19

I love movies and TV shows about gangsters. Boardwalk Empire is one of my all-time favorite shows. But not just fiction, I love the documentaries and museums, too.

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