Michigan Led the Country in Bootlegging During Prohibition
Detroit led Michigan and the whole country in illegal booze during Prohibition. Here are a few details and old photos...
Purple Gang
The Purple Gang is Michigan’s Most Notorious Gangster Family You’ve Never Heard About
It's incredible, to me, that I've watched HOURS of the History Channel, with dozens of Organized Crime documentaries... and I'm just now finding out about the Purple Gang?
Inside a Bar Once Used By the Purple Gang for Rumrunning: Detroit, Michigan
During Prohibition, this old bar was used by the notorious Purple Gang in the 1920s for rumrunning. Take a look inside...
Michigan’s Quirky Prohibition Years: 1855-1933
Michigan got a head start on Prohibition back in 1855; even so, a lot of dough was made from bootlegging. Here's some info and photos...
Three Forgotten Michigan Criminals You Probably Never Heard Of
Here are three Michigan criminals from the 1920s-1930s whose names have mostly been forgotten by time.....