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Fiorello LaGuardia
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Architecture
Daily What?! Vintage American Airlines Hangars at LaGuardia Airport
Last week, we covered the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, where airplanes once landed by sea, but the airport
Arts & Culture
Vintage Photos: Mayor LaGuardia Sledgehammers Slot Machines in New York
Photo from the Library of Congress A famous photograph of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia sledgehammering slot machines was part of a
Architecture
The One-Armed Bandit: Frank Costello and Slot Machines in the New York Cosa Nostra
In Part I of this short series, The One-Armed Bandit: Slot Machines and Organized Crime in New York City, we
Architecture
The One-Armed Bandit: Slot Machines and the Mafia in New York City
The history of the slot machine industry in the United States, like many activities operated by organized crime syndicates, is