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ALOT OF FANFARE HAS BEEN MADE IN THE MOVIES AND INCORRECT BOOKS ABOUT THE FAMOUS / FABULOUS / SHOWPLACE OF THE NATION - FLAMINGO HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS ... DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ & HEAR .... THE FIRST FLAMINGO HOTEL WAS OVERLOOKING LAKE MICHIGAN IN CHICAGO, ILL. MR AL CAPONE AND HIS FRIENDS LOVED TO MEET THERE PLAN THEIR MOVES AND EAT & DRINK AWAY THE NITE. (see postcard) ....
THE SECOND FLAMINGO HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1920 ON THE BAY SIDE OF MIAMI BEACH ... (see postcard) ...MR. CAPONE HELD HIS WINTER MEETINGS THERE WITH HIS GANGSTER BUSINESS FRIENDS ... LATER HE BOUGHT HIS OWN HOME NEAR BY ON PALM ISLAND IN BISCAYNE BAY.
THE LAST & THIRD FLAMINGO HOTEL WAS HERE IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ... AND GUESS WHERE THEY GOT THE NAME FROM? .... ENJOY THE PHOTOS AND YOUR COMMENTS ARE MOST WELCOMED .... THANKS FOR READING .... RICH BURGEL
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