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{{short description|History museum in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada}}
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'''The Mob Museum''', officially the '''National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement''', is a [[history museum]] located in [[Downtown Las Vegas|Downtown]] [[Las Vegas
Opened on February 14, 2012, the Mob Museum is dedicated to featuring the artifacts, stories, and history of [[organized crime]] in the [[United States]], as well as the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is housed in the former [[Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse]], which was built in 1933 and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The museum is located on Stewart Avenue, two blocks north of [[Fremont Street]], the main artery of the downtown casino district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Mob Museum |work=TravelNevada |url=https://travelnevada.com/museums/the-mob-museum/ |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref>
Developed under the creative direction of [[Dennis Barrie]], co-creator of the [[International Spy Museum]] and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peterson |first=Kristen |title=CHATTING WITH DENNIS BARRIE, CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MOB MUSEUM |date=January 6, 2010 |work=[[Las Vegas Weekly]] |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2010/jan/06/chatting-dennis-barrie-mob-museum/ |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Trickey |first=Erick |title=Pop Goes the Museum |date=February 20, 2012 |work=[[Cleveland Magazine]] |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/museums-galleries/articles/pop-goes-the-museum |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Castillo |first=Christiana |title=Mob spies and rock and roll history alum Dennis Barrie has done it all |work=[[Wayne State University]] |url=https://clas.wayne.edu/history/spotlight/mob-spies-and-rock-and-roll-history-alum-dennis-barrie-has-done-it-all-44878 |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref> the museum is governed by a non-profit board, the "300 Stewart Avenue Corporation," in partnership with the City of Las Vegas. The museum is dedicated to the contentious relationship between organized crime and [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] within the historical context of Las Vegas and the entire United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett |first=Andrea |title=Mob Museum |work=[[Condé Nast Traveler]] |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/activities/las-vegas/mob-museum |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Las Vegas Mob Museum 2012.jpg|thumb|right|The front of the Museum]]▼
==History==
In 2000, the federal government sold the former post office and federal courthouse to the city for $1
Then-Mayor [[Oscar Goodman]], himself a former Mob defense attorney, had the idea for a mob museum in 2002.<ref name="friess" /> The idea faced early opposition from [[Italian-American]] groups, while being supported by the [[FBI]], including the former head agent in Las Vegas, Ellen Knowlton, who joined as president of the museum's board.<ref name="friess" />
The project budget was estimated at $50 million, including $26 million for restoring the building.<ref name="friess" /> Funding included federal, state, and local grants.<ref name="friess" /> Goodman generated controversy by suggesting that federal [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|stimulus money]] could be used for the museum.<ref name="friess" /><ref>{{cite news|last=
The museum opened February 14, 2012
==Exhibits==
[[File:Mob Museum exhibit showing an early slot machine..JPG|thumb|Mob Museum exhibit showing an early slot machine]]
The centerpiece of the Mob Museum is the second floor courtroom, which was the location of one of fourteen national [[Kefauver Committee]] hearings to expose organized crime held in 1950 and 1951. The museum also acquired the
The self-guided tour commences on the third floor where the actual wall of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre is on display, accessible by elevator or stairs, and winds its way down to the second and first floors. Visitors can watch a
[[File:Las Vegas Mob Museum Wall of Mobsters.JPG|thumb|left|Wall of Mobsters]]
There is a gift shop on the first floor. Using photos, text, displays, interactive techniques, hands-on exhibits, and other first-class museum methods, the visitor learns about the history of organized crime,
In April 2018, the museum opened a fully operational [[speakeasy]] and distillery in their basement exhibit, The Underground.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Now Open: The Underground, The Mob Museum's Prohibition History Exhibition Featuring a Working Distillery and Speakeasy |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/now_open_the_underground_the_mob_museum_s_prohibition_history_exhibition_featuring_a_working_distillery_and_speakeasy/prweb15424266.htm |date=April 20, 2018 |via=[[PRWeb]] |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> The space features exhibits related to the cultural history of the Prohibition era as well as the bootleggers, rumrunners, and moonshiners who ensured Americans still had access to liquor during the 13 years of federal Prohibition. The museum distills its own 100 proof, 100% corn moonshine in a custom-built pot still located in the Underground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distillery |url=https://themobmuseum.org/exhibits/distillery/ |website=The Mob Museum |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> In 2019, the Mob Museum began selling its moonshine through [[Lee's Discount Liquor]] stores in the Las Vegas Valley. The museum's moonshine had previously only been available at The Underground.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lilly |first=Caitlin |title=Mob Museum's house-distilled Moonshine to be sold at Las Vegas Valley stores |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/mob-museum-s-house-distilled-moonshine-to-be-sold-at/article_628628e8-ebac-11e9-9ee3-e7cf50fe5ea9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011052412/https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/mob-museum-s-house-distilled-moonshine-to-be-sold-at/article_628628e8-ebac-11e9-9ee3-e7cf50fe5ea9.amp.html |archive-date=2019-10-11 |url-status=deviated |access-date=11 May 2023 |work=[[KVVU-TV|Fox 5 Vegas]] |date=10 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Horwath |first=Bryan |title=Mob Museum making its legal moonshine business a success |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2019/nov/18/mob-museum-making-its-legal-moonshine-business-a-s/ |access-date=4 March 2020 |work=VegasInc |date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
==Notable mobsters==▼
▲==Notable mobsters==
{| class="wikitable collapsible
|+ Mobsters who operated in casinos
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| [[Anthony Spilotro]] || Chicago Outfit || Soldier || [[Stardust Resort and Casino|Stardust]]
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| [[Frank Cullotta]] || Chicago Outfit ||
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| [[Frank Rosenthal]] || Chicago Outfit || Associate || [[Stardust Resort and Casino|Stardust]], [[Fremont Hotel and Casino|Fremont]], [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|Marina]] and [[Hacienda (resort)|Hacienda]]
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| [[Michael Spilotro]] || Chicago Outfit ||
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| [[Gus Greenbaum]] || Chicago Outfit || Associate || [[El Cortez (Las Vegas)|El Cortez]], [[Flamingo Hotel]] and [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera]]
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| [[Raymond L.S. Patriarca|Raymond Patriarca]] || [[Patriarca crime family]] || Boss || [[Dunes (hotel and casino)|The Dunes]] (Investor)
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| [[Anthony Joseph Zerilli]] || [[Detroit Partnership]] || [[Underboss]] || [[New Frontier Hotel and Casino|New Frontier]]
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| [[Moe Dalitz]] || [[Cleveland crime family]] || Associate || [[Desert Inn]], [[Castaways Hotel and Casino|Castaways]], [[Stardust Resort and Casino|Stardust]] and [[The D Las Vegas|Sundance Hotel Casino]]
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://themobmuseum.org/}}
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