Al Capone HQ - Lexington Hotel Brick

At the height of Prohibition, no other gangster commanded as much fear as Al Capone. While his Chicago Outfit waged war in the city's streets, Capone lived a life of luxury as a celebrity criminal, protected in his headquarters at the Lexington Hotel

This specimen is a brick fragment from the Lexington Hotel, retrieved during demolition in 1995. From his 50 rooms across two stories, Capone ran a criminal empire from this hotel that turned him into Public Enemy No. 1.