HISTORICALLY SPEAKING | The Barbee Hotel
Al Capone
Baby Face Nelson
John Dillinger
s r e t s g n Ga
Of LAKElife Country
by Ray Balogh
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Back in the heyday of Depression-era gangsters, the Wawasee lakes area, particularly Barbee Hotel, served as a hideout haven for many of the notorious Chicagoland public enemies.
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LAKElife Magazine August 2022
