Blood, Mobsters, and Feds: the Purpera Building Revealed

 

This is the Purpera Building, a familiar sight to anyone traveling on North Boulevard near downtown (corner of 18th Street). I’ve wondered for years about the former uses of this building. 

Why yes, this is a photo of my own photo from my book because we are technologically distanced from an external hard drive where the file lives

Well!

Hold onto your masks, because you're about to learn about some of the life and a few of the sordid times at the Purpera Building.