What is this picture about?
This is a picture of what was then called a Booze Tower, a tower of liquor barrels to be burned during the Prohibition, 1924.
During Prohibition, alcohol was confiscated by Federal Agents, and in some cases, stacked and burned, as well as dumped in streets, and down sewer drains.
The 18th Amendment created a huge underground economy to fill the thirst of alcohol for Americans, including private Speakeasies, bathtub gin, gin houses, and an incredible money machine for organized crime, including the rise of Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, the Genovese crime family, the American Mafia, the rise of the Kennedy Family fortune, and the fame of Elliot Ness (who was not a member of the FBI as often depicted).
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24 Comments
Annie
Bad guess🙀
Suzanne Giampino
Guess correctly. Learn something new
Joseph A. Robitaille
Another almost unbelievable story by QuizzClub. That must been some kind booze fire. Good question.
Jack Dodge
I love booze! Glad I know now...
Steve McVey
danbjohnson, Presumably a publicity stunt to demonstrate the futility of making illegal alcohol.
danbjohnson
I'm surprised anyone would work that hard just to burn it down unless it was a competitive venue.
Pam Van Der Linde
Great question. I had no idea!
Tom McKenna
I got it wrong, but should have gotten in right because I have seen this picture before
scottlarock
they were gonna all those barrels....
Romelia Snyder
I'm not surprised
shirleydestes
Well you sure had to use your brain but I still missed it lol maybe next time
Ron Barnes
I did a 50/50 and picked the right answer. LOL
Shoy Verona Sinclair
Got it 😃
Carole Benner
Well I was with the best
Danny Hurst
Nannette Reese Peterson, Elliot Ness worked in the Bureau of Prohibition, Chicago Division for the U.S. Treasury Department.