In the 1920's there was an abundance of crime and mobsters everywhere you went. It was a scary time if you were a mobster as there was a very high rate of murder and danger was always just around the corner. As for a normal civilian life was nice, it was the roaring 20's and speakeasies were all around, life was a fantastic thing. Although crime was common at the time it was not all bad some everyone perhaps even the police took part in it like drinking beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks. But this still did not change the dark gruesome life of a mobster that no one but they knew about, this was the 1920's.
This was a speakeasy from the 1920's and as you can see they were very popular