Al Capone’s Miami Beach home is no more — here’s why the city couldn’t save it from demolition
Much to the dismay of local preservationists, famed gangster Al Capone’s one-time home on Miami Beach’s Palm Island has met the wrecking ball.
Much to the dismay of local preservationists, famed gangster Al Capone’s one-time home on Miami Beach’s Palm Island has met the wrecking ball.
Five years and more than $40 million later, and plenty of frustrated Miami Beach residents later, the city’s flood mitigation projects remain controversial.