Tampa

[willychichi]

From bunkers to tunnels, Mafia history stirs underworld exploration in Ybor City

A real estate listing touts the features of a 2,068-square-foot home for sale on North 12th Street: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a basement, a courtyard with Mediterranean-style shed, and beneath the shed, "its own bunker." Welcome to Ybor City, where you find history on every corner, and sometimes — thanks to the Latin district’s Mafia past — underneath them. The home, built in the 1920s, was owned in the 1930s and 1940s by rum- and numbers-runner Jimmy Lumia. The 20-by-10-foot bunker runs as deep as 12 feet and likely is where Lumia hid his wares. The home’s basement even appears to have a walled-off entrance of some kind.

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/r ... _173082034

[FriendofFamily]

Having a Bunker makes sense for a lot of reasons, namely:

Storm, War, Smuggling, Robbery Avoidance of Assets.

[sdeitche]

After the article i found more information (of course). On October 6, 1927, three federal agents and two sheriff’s deputies raided the house and arrested local restaurateur Phil Licata. Authorities found 547 quarts of assorted bottled liquors, 80 gallons of grain alcohol, and “hidden under the house” were 50 gallons of wine, which Licata told them was for his own personal consumption!