The Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder is known to be an early speakeasy and lookout for the guunmen of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre because it took place across the street at 2122 N Clark, which is now a parking lot. Gang violence filled the Chicago streets during the 1920’s because of the 18th amendment, prohibiting alcohol. Gangsters and moneymen found ways to profit from this, thus creating battles between enemies. George “Bugs” Moran was Al Capone’s long ranging enemy and seven members of his gang were gunned down during the massacre. Police believed that Capone was behind this, however he was in Miami, no one was charged for the heinous crime.
The Prohibition, 18th amendment banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating
The Prohibition, 18th amendment banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating