The original "Scarface," Al Capone was a larger-than-life figure ... Because of its use to smuggle items in and out, it had plenty of underground tunnels and even escape hatches on the roof ...
Other items often found at abandoned stills include ... near the property of Benjamin Villeponteaux — an associate of Al Capone. Villeponteaux is believed to have worked with Public Enemy ...
Al Capone got an icy reception when he arrived in Miami Beach in 1928. Whether he was winter-weary like other Northern tourists was immaterial; Miami saw him as a blight on its reputation.