The story
Before the Lexington, Al Capone first established his empire in this grand hotel built for World's Fair visitors, where he occupied an entire floor of rooms.
Everything that was here
- 1891–1975
Metropole HotelHotel
Before the Lexington, Al Capone first established his empire in this grand hotel built for World's Fair visitors, where he occupied an entire floor of rooms.
See the map in 1892 → - 1925–1928
The Metropole Hotelheadquarters, hotel
Capone's first major headquarters, occupying 50 rooms of the 300-room hotel. Former World's Columbian Exposition hotel that became his base of operations before moving to the Lexington.
See the map in 1926 →
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Nearby history
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