Comments on: Biograph Theater and John Dillinger

By: -SWP

-SWP — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:46:03 +0000

Wow those are way cool! How did you come across those? Could we add them to this post with full credit back to you?

By: Bill Smith

Bill Smith — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:09:24 +0000

Please see my collection of dillinger Seath newspapers on facebook > http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Dillinger-Gang...
Bill Smith´s last blog ..Dated April 23- 1934 This is called- The Little Bohemian Lodge Escape Eagle River- Wisconson Definitely one of the worst days for the FBI There were several deaths- including FBI Agents- and an innocent local worker that was mistaken for one of the gangsters When the Johnny Depp movie- Public Enemies was made- they actually went back to the lodge- which is still in business- and filmed the sceen Dillinger would be gunned down by Federal agents in Chicago three months later

By: ChicagoNative

ChicagoNative — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:55:32 +0000

Someone gave you bad info, that is the exact alley he was shot in. The alley was not moved.

By: C_Madcap

C_Madcap — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:23:11 +0000

I'll check some more, but that is what they told me. By "they" I am talking about several people inside that told me. No names.

By: John

John — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:18:35 +0000

I talked to the theatre company as well, and they have never heard of that information. Who did you talk to?

By: C_Madcap

C_Madcap — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:29:39 +0000

That I did not ask. From what I was told, the alley was several feet over.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:14:23 +0000

So was the fiesta mexicana building added on too, and a portion of the building opposite the alley torn down? Or was the alley just wider than it is now?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:27:57 +0000

I think this vintage photo shows the correct location:
http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/morbid/file...

By: TONY PRO

TONY PRO — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:10:49 +0000

appreciate your video and pictures….seems no matter what you try and do someone takes a rim shot at you. comming to chicasgo this fall and will enjoy all my searching for the history. tony pro

By: Madcap

Madcap — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:02:44 +0000

The folks that run the Theater currently…