The Story Behind the Capone Fan Club
Before the historic Lexington Hotel in Chicago was demolished, something unusual happened.
A number of the original bathroom tiles from Al Capone’s private suite were carefully salvaged.
What started as a simple effort to preserve a piece of history eventually became the inspiration for this website.
AlCaponeFanClub.com exists to document that story, preserve the artifacts connected to it, and explore one of the most fascinating eras in American history — the Prohibition period.
This site is not about glorifying crime.
It is about history, artifacts, and cultural legacy.
If you’re curious about the origin of the tiles and how they were recovered, you can read the full story here: