Nestled in a quiet, unassuming area in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, sits a 1,300 square foot stucco home located at 1878 Jefferson Avenue. It’s history intertwines with some of the darkest chapters of the city’s corrupt past. During the height of Prohibition, St. Paul was a hotbed for organized crime. Criminal operations flourished in […]
Harry Sawyer
“Dapper Dan” Hogan Home – 1607 West 7th Street
On the morning of December 4, 1928, “Dapper Dan” Hogan, a known mob boss during the height of St. Paul’s organized crime days, entered the garage of his home located at 1607 West 7th Street. He opened the door of his Paige coupe and climbed behind the wheel. When he pressed his foot to the […]
