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.

Al Capone may have been a ruthless gangster who controlled Chicago's underworld during the Roaring Twenties — murdering rivals, bootlegging, and running brothels and illegal gambling operations ...

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.