Al Capone in the time of foreclosure

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Once upon a time there was a Chicago mobster named Al Capone...
 
Al Capone

Who owned a hideout in Couderay, Wisconsin...

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That was turned into a tourist attraction called "The Hideout" with a restaurant and a gift shop and guided tours fun for the whole family...

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That fell into foreclosure...

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AP Photo/Duluth News Tribune, Charles Curtis

And sold to the bank yesterday for $2.6 million dollars.

The end.


-Al Capone's Wisconsin hideout: Bank buys 407-acre estate for $2.6 million - Chicago Tribune

-Al Capone's Wisconsin Hideout to be Auctioned - Zillow.com

(iReport photo courtesy of Mike Ducheck - CNN)

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