#MobMuseum

[profilingevil]

I had a blast in the Mob Museum as we snuck into the SpeakEasy to film this interview. Don't miss it!

[weerentheworld]

Fremont street & the mob museum!

Fremont street is busy already. For those who don’t know freemont street is  Fremont Street is the original home of the strip. The light show/screen celling is pretty neat, but a DJ booth makes it a little loud for me so I head to the Mob museum

One overall thing I notice is the museum is very fact based. A few exhibits within it try to frame things in the context of a story, or specific aspect of mob-life. But overall its a little dry for such a story-rich subject.

Maybe they’re trying to counter all the narratives which are available elsewhere?

But why come to the mob museum if not for the draw of mob stories?

It’s also got a heavy-handed approach to making sure I as the viewer understand the mob is bad/bad guys. Feels like the whole last floor is just emphasizing that these are criminals. 

In more specific highlights:

It’s interesting to see the map of mob activity. The coasts and Chicago weren’t a surprise. But I just never thought of the mob as being in Denver CO.

It was also in Dallas, albeit run largely out of New Orleans.

They have THE st. valentine’s day massacre wall. Literally. When the building was torn down, the bricks from the wall were acquired by George Patey and moved to his nightclub in Vancouver. They were numbered so their position could be preserved. The Mob museum later bought the bricks from Patey’s family and reassembled it.

There’s a collection of old cheat-tricks used in casinos, such as tying a string to a coin so it could be retrieved, or altered dice. 

Likewise there’s a look at how casinos would disposed of old chips by dumping them in Lake Mead, adding them to the foundation of new casinos for luck or casting them in cement so they couldn’t be re-used.

There’s also a mobster’s girlfriend who’s long legs made her the original ‘flamingo’.

Most interesting to me is the tale of Las Vegas billionaire Howard Hughes who never left his hotel room- and who served as inspiration for Mr. House in the game fallout New Vegas. I had no idea there was a real guy behind that character!

[laguna1511]

Making seed bombs at the mob museum today with Las Vegas native seeds. @clayartsvegas #mobmuseum #nevadaday @mobmuseum_underground (at Clay Arts Vegas Fan Page) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRGp-6vbvv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[silentmike1701]

#bryancranston & #aaronpaul at the #mobmuseum. Found this and a couple of others on @news3lv website. Comment and let me know what you think. #breakingbad #amc #heisenberg #walterwhite #vegasgram #movielocations #movielocation #filmscout #filmscouting #locationscouting #locationscout #movies #movie #flick #film #travel #vegas #lasvegas #cinema #wanderlust #LiveTravelChannel #nvfilm #filmnv #shareyourstudio (at The Mob Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfooRykrEgt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sindybaca]

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At the #mobmuseum #underground #vegas #moonshine (at The Mob Museum)

[therealblocklife]

#blocklifetheauthor #lasvegas #mobmuseum (at The Mob Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG298ynD3Q0/?igshid=1axfy3zx9l3go

[kingsmanconsultants]

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[tarynchula]

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[how2vegas]

Don't bring your wife to the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. You may not walk out of their alive. H2vegas.com #how2vegas #mobmuseum #shocking #electricchair #h2 #vegas #lasvegas #adventure #book #fun #vegasbaby (at The Mob Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7KFy3rn1mD/?igshid=1x8lt0k0sywfq

[80221]

Little Monsta #mobmuseum #lasvegas #sema #semashow2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tgAa2g9iA/?igshid=bokg2ebjz37e

[theboutiqueadventurer1]

Fantastic immersive experiences and loads of quirky and interesting pieces of info at Las Vegas’ mob museum @themobmuseum @vegas

[laguna1511]

Join us as we celebrate #nevadaday at the @themobmuseum . It's beautiful outside and there are puppies. @clayartsvegas #cityoflasvegas #mobmuseum #vegasgallery #vegaspotters #vegaslife #vegaslife #vegas #dtlv #downtownlasvegas #nevadaartscouncil #nevadaclayguild #artsandculturelv #adultpotteryclasses #clayartsvegas (at Clay Arts Vegas Fan Page) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQ_Td3JI8U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blackflyshq]

IT'S SUNDAY !!! Come see us TODAY LAST DAY @HogsAndHeifersRacing #RallyInTheAlley2019 New location outside behind the #MobMuseum ... ... 👊😎💨💨💨 . 📸:@sincityjokers . #VegasBikeFest2019 #flyfamily#FlyFam#BLACKFLYS #SUNGLASSES#eyewear #SHADES#CHOPPERS#ratrods #classiccars#mx#fmx #Harleys#Harleydavidson #moto#HARLEYWHEELIES #HOTRODS#motorcycles #DYNA#FXR#LOWRIDERS #ROADGLIDES#BAGGERS #knucklehead #panhead - #regrann (at The Mob Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3R42R5HTtn/?igshid=u355ohf5trol

[silentmike1701]

#bryancranston at the #mobmuseum signing the glass case. Displaying screen used costume, from #breakingbad. Unfortunately, his signature is now gone. Found this and a couple of others on @news3lv website. Comment and let me know what you think. #breakingbad #amc #heisenberg #walterwhite #vegasgram #movielocations #movielocation #filmscout #filmscouting #locationscouting #locationscout #movies #movie #flick #film #travel #vegas #lasvegas #cinema #wanderlust #LiveTravelChannel #nvfilm #filmnv #shareyourstudio (at The Mob Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCAgQLLlqm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sindybaca]

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