Hotel Julien Dubuque

The Hotel Julien became known  as one amongst the best hotels within the geographical region and hosted several grand
banquets and famous guests. But of all the personages aforementioned to have stayed within the building Julien, none has
aroused more curiosity and speculation than the ill-famed Chicago malefactor AI Capone. Local lore
alleges that when things got “hot” in Chicago. Capone would travel with his cortege to town,
hiding out in the building Julien. He reportedly made use of a close underground garage to cover his cars
and further conceal his presence in town. Some say he even owned the building at one purpose.
Letters from the private records of gladiator Pfohl, who purchased the property in 1962,corroborate
accounts of Capone not solely staying at the building, but owning it as well. “When I took over the Julien in
1962 there were two those that were aware of the situation;’ Pfohl wrote, “The story I heard was
that when Capone came to city he took over the entire eighth floor which his guards were stationed
at all stairways and elevators. The hotel staff would bring the food up on the elevator and provides
it to the guards, but they might not continue the ground The eight floor would give Capone’s look out associate
excellent read of the Wagon Bridge (later replaced by the Julien town Bridge) in the event that the
“feds” or rival gangs might cross the Mississippi from Illinois. In one letter;  also writes this Capone
once owned the building Julien in one letter. “I have a postcard that shows the 3 hotels that the syndicate in hand,
two in Chicago, one of which was Capone’s headquarters, and the other the Julien:’ The post card shows
illustrations of the building Julien on with the building full general and therefore the Hotel Metropole. the
once served as Capone’s Chicago headquarters. He later moved his headquarters to the close
 the building that later revealed a series lexington hotel of secret passages and the currently notorious
“Capone’s Vault” opened on live television advertise  by Geraldo Rivera in 1986.A.D All three hotels - the full general,  the building Julien, Mrs. Iva Whitney recounted her experiences at the building,
including witnessing Capone’s comings and goings, in a I970 Telegraph Herald interview and article.
Working in work Whitney began in 1916, the year following the hotel’s opening, and retired
in 1963,A,D year after Pfohl purchased the property. She said of Capone and his cortege, “There were
always 5 of them along. They were of nice to you.” The questions of whether Capone ever in hand the
hotel may not be answered by Mrs. Whitney’s account, but her report will lend  some quality to the
claim. he  came, looked through the books,  she said, and left
Likewise, no historical records confirm Capone’s possession of the building, but there is proof this points
 in direction. A.A. Cooper (Jr), son of the wealthy man of affairs and owner of Cooper Wagon Works
 was the foremost capitalist in the
Dubuque building Company once the corporation was shaped in 1913.A.D Reportedly, Cooper begain buying the  stock from other investors as early as 1915, increasing his advantage as the majority is stockholder and securing his the position in subsequent years as president of the board of administratorsCooper used this advartige  the later years  take the over management of the hotel and allegedly pay
his wife, son and daughter a regular payment  When minority stockholders sued the
Coopers in 1927, A.Dthe family countered that is ‘’the plain  in the action in the Dubuque building is company
are not indeed the $64000 parties in interest however represent unidentified Chicago interests WHO have purchased