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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. | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 30 November 2008
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.
References
- ↑ Judith A. Bense, editor. Hawkshaw: Prehistory and History in an Urban Neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida. UWF Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, 1985.
