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| − | '''Luke's Alley''' was a one-block narrow street/alley in [[ | + | '''Luke's Alley''' was a one-block narrow street/alley in the [[Hawkshaw]] neighborhood. The alley was located between [[Cevallos Street|Cevallos Street]] and [[Ninth Avenue]] and ran between [[Aragon Street|Aragon]] and [[Chase Street]]s. |
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| + | During [[Prohibition]], the area was a notorious haven for bootlegging, and Luke's Alley was the site of "several homicides and uncountable raids on crap or dice games, liquor resorts, cutting affrays, and minor law infractions generally."<ref>Judith A. Bense, editor. ''Hawkshaw: Prehistory and History in an Urban Neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida''. UWF Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, 1985.</ref> | ||
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| + | The buildings on Luke's Alley were demolished circa 1940 to make way for the [[Aragon Court]] housing development, now the site of the [[Aragon]] neighborhood. The alley was formally vacated by the City of Pensacola in [[1941]].<ref>Resolution dated 01/22/1941, City of Pensacola.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 11 September 2009
Luke's Alley was a one-block narrow street/alley in the Hawkshaw neighborhood. The alley was located between Cevallos Street and Ninth Avenue and ran between Aragon and Chase Streets.
During Prohibition, the area was a notorious haven for bootlegging, and Luke's Alley was the site of "several homicides and uncountable raids on crap or dice games, liquor resorts, cutting affrays, and minor law infractions generally."[1]
The buildings on Luke's Alley were demolished circa 1940 to make way for the Aragon Court housing development, now the site of the Aragon neighborhood. The alley was formally vacated by the City of Pensacola in 1941.[2]
