Walter is a Postcrossing legend with just over 4000 cards sent and almost 4000 received. He lives in Stuttgart and sent me an ad card for Allguaer Buble Bier.
Stuttgart is one of Germany's largest cities at 635 000 residents and 5.3 million in its metropolitan area. It also has one of the highest rates of immigrants in Germany. Stuttgart consistently ranks as one of the best quality of living standards in the world, finishing 21st in 2015. Settlement in the area dates back 9000 years. Porsche, Bosch, Mercedez-Benz, and Daimler also call Stuttgart home.
The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...
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