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What made the Milwaukee Mafia Different from other Mobs?
About this episode
In this episode, a listener asks what makes the Milwaukee Mafia different from other mobs, such as New York and Chicago.
The answers:
- Working as city employees while controlling the garbage industry
- Prohibition wasn't as big of a boom for the Milwaukee Mafia as other mobs
- Eric gets Gavin off on a tangent about the Milwaukee Mafia and Las Vegas
- Vending machines (remember when cigarettes were sold in vending machines?)
- And some stories that Gavin has come across he has found surprising
- A bubble gun patent
- A Persian rug dealer
Links:
- Visit MilwaukeeMafia.com for more information
- Gavin's Books: https://amzn.to/3ssKOQH
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Milwaukeemafia
Note: The audio quality was updated on 01/07/2022. The content is the same, but the listening experience should be an improvement.
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