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The Hotel Congress and its owners since 1985, Richard Oseran and Shana Oseran, have been a key cultural institution and boosters in the early 21st-century redevelopment of Downtown Tucson. [2] The hotel is known for being the site of the capture of gangster and bank robber John Dillinger's gang in 1934.
The John Dillinger House – built in 1925 and located at 927 N. Second Avenue. This is the house that John Dillinger, the infamous gangster, rented and was arrested by the Tucson Police in 1934. Thus the house is now known as the John Dillinger House. The Aggie House built in 1930 and located at 819 N Euclid Ave. The Aggie House was founded in ...
The hotel is located at 303-311 E. Congress St. in Tucson, AZ. Display of newspaper clippings of the capture of John Dillinger and his gang in the old lobby of the Congress Hotel. On January 21, 1934, a fire broke out at the Hotel Congress in Tucson where members of the Dillinger gang were staying. Forced to leave their luggage behind, they ...
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It was moved to Tucson in 1775 where Hugo O'Conor, an Irishman working for the Spanish crown, officially founded Presidio San Augustin del Tucson. [2] The Spanish stayed in the area, fighting down repeated attacks on the fort by Apache warriors. In 1821, Tucson became part of the new state of Sonora in Mexico, who had won independence from Spain.
John Herbert Dillinger (/ ˈ d ɪ l ɪ n dʒ ər /; [1] June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression.He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations.
The Tucson Police Department (TPD) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Tucson. Sworn members of the Tucson Police Department are commissioned as peace officers by the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training (AZPOST) Board. This authority is valid throughout the State of Arizona at all times and locations. [2]