TheMuseum of the American Gangsterwas a two-room museum located at 80St. Mark's Placein theEast Village, ManhattanNew York City. Opened in 2010, it was located upstairs from a formerspeakeasyin a neighborhood once frequented byAl Capone,Lucky Luciano,andJohn Gotti.[1]Its Exhibition of the American Gangster was "founded to preserve newspapers, photographs and other original documents from theProhibition Era".[2]The museum's collection of memorabilia of organized crime in America includesJohn Dillinger's death masks,[3]bullets from theSaint Valentine's Day massacreinvestigation,[4]and a bullet from the shooting ofPretty Boy Floyd.[5]The former speakeasy[6]has a history of its own;[7]the speakeasy was run by Walter Scheib.[8]It was also possible to tour the old speakeasy.[9][10]
July 24, 2010 marked the twentieth anniversary of the release ofGoodfellas.This milestone was celebrated with a private screening hosted byHenry Hillfor a select group of invitees at the Museum of the American Gangster.[11]
Temporarily closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the museum announced in December 2021 that it was in danger of closing permanently if it lost the space it shared withTheatre 80.[12]
The museum was evicted together withTheatre 80in 2023.
References
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- ^"NYC's Museum of the American Gangster – Intelligent Travel".Blogs.nationalgeographic.com. April 15, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon April 19, 2010.RetrievedOctober 22,2011.
- ^Niemietz, Brian (July 25, 2010)."Hit parade".New York Post.RetrievedOctober 22,2011.
- ^"A New York Travel Guide".NewYorkology. February 18, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2010.RetrievedOctober 22,2011.
- ^"NYC: The Museum of the American Gangster opens in a speakeasy – This Just In – Budget Travel".Current.newsweek.com. Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2011.RetrievedOctober 22,2011.
- ^Guides, Museyon (June 1, 2017).Historic Landmarks of Old New York.Museyon Inc.ISBN978-1-938450-91-4.RetrievedDecember 1,2022.
- ^Cheney, Alexandra (March 8, 2010)."The Museum of the American Gangster Opens With a Bang in Old Speakeasy".Speakeasy blog - The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedOctober 22,2011.
- ^[2]ArchivedAugust 16, 2010, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Goodfellas' Henry Hill Back in NYC for 20th Anniversary".WPIX-TV 11.July 24, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2011.RetrievedOctober 9,2010.
- ^Hughes, Bill (December 30, 2021)."A Theater Treasure of St. Marks Place Faces Closure".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJanuary 3,2022.