“Plexiglass was places in front of it, so that patrons could urinate and try to hit the targets painted on the plexiglass.”  An Alibi men’s room tradition is born. 

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Personal fave #19

St Valentine’s Day Massacre Wall

From 1971 to 1976, 157 Alexander Street (now the Alibi Room) was a nightclub called the Banjo Palace. In the men’s room behind the urinals, the owner installed, brick-by-brick, the wall against which Al Capone’s goons massacred a rival gang in 1929 in what became known as the St Valentine’s Day Massacre. George Patey bought the wall in 1967, and dismantled it after his club shut down in 1976. From what I gather, the bricks have since been sold individually on ebay.

Photos: George Patey

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Source: myalcaponemuseum.com