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Gangster History

Ma Barker's hideout

1031 S. Robert Street West St. Paul The Barker-Karpis gang, which rented this house from the Hannegraf family in February 1932, escaped a police raid after being tipped off by corrupt officers. Owner Helen Hannegraf lived next door at 1035 S. Robert Street.

To learn more about St. Paul's gangster era (with maps too) get Paul Maccabee's excellent book at amazon.com: John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936

Comment: hm. cool

Comment: I've loved the fact that i get my hair done right next to the house where "Ma" used to bake terrible cookies =)