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Working at the Harvard Inn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When Al Capone was young, a gangster named Frankie Yale recruited him into the Italian-American-dominated Five Points Gang. Yale was a criminal businessman peddling ice until he finally amassed enough money to start a bar on Coney Island named the Harvard Inn. Capone was one of the employees at the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Harvard Inn was highly profitable due to its proximity to water, which allowed easy access to alcoholic beverages during Prohibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capone was a jack of all trades at the Harvard Inn, doing everything from dishwashing to table service to bartending and bouncing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn’t a glamorous or prominent job, but Capone was good at it. Customers enjoyed young Al’s jovial bar service and occasional dance moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The youth’s eyes could display a pleasant, amusing gleam at a moment’s notice, and he could switch from a friendly to an aggressive demeanor on a dime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This ability was especially valuable in a seedy dive club like the Harvard Inn, where fights frequently led to murders. Yale observed Capone’s bouncer adeptness and invited him to join his inner circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Al Capone got his scars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
One night during an extreme heatwave, a man named Frank Galluccio came to the Harvard Inn accompanied by his fianc\u00e9e and younger sister Lena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking an interest in Lena, Capone asked her to take a walk on the beach with him, which she declined. Instead, Lena informed her brother what had just happened between her and Capone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As they prepared to leave, Capone playfully remarked that Lena had a lovely figure, which offended Galluccio<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Galluccio could not match Capone’s strength in a straight fight, he drew a knife and stabbed Capone in the face and upper neck before fleeing the bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The scars left on Al Capone’s face would be a defining characteristic from that point forward, giving him the nickname “Scarface.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nickname irritated Capone to the point where he frequently powdered his face and manipulated photographs to be shot from his right side.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe nickname “Scarface”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n