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 […]
St. Paul Gangsters
Landmark Center – Old Federal Courts Building
Visitors to St. Paul’s downtown area are often captivated by the visual grandeur of the city’s castle-like architectural crown jewel, the Landmark Center.
Barker-Karpis Gang Hideout – 1031 South Robert Street
St. Paul was a haven for notorious criminals in the late 1920s and early 1930s when local law enforcement turned a blind eye to the underworld activities of gangsters, bank robbers, and bootleggers. One of the most cold-blooded groups to take up residence in the city was the Barker-Karpis gang. Between 1931 and 1935, the […]
