The Crazy Fox Saloon (and Al Capone)

All of these stories are true… so I am told.

During prohibition, the Crazy Fox Saloon was known as the….. and it was frequented by Al Capone, since Bucyrus was a half way stop between Chicago and New York.

Below the hotel was a speakeasy, with tunnels that went under the road so that Folks could escape a raid by the cops quickly.

One of the managers gave us a tour of the speakeasy, encouraging Joey and Chris to sit in Al Capone’s booth and sharing about the hauntings that happened in the building.

It was truly the best end to our “Tour of Bucyrus” that we could’ve hoped for!

NOTE: While the modern day Crazy Fox might be a bit iffy by some standards (we really couldn’t take pictures in the bar itself due to some graphic content, again this is a PG show!), it sure has a lot of character!

A dozen years ago when we were back to have Chris’s dad’s memorial service here, we ended that day with some brilliant karaoke in the Crazy Fox. (many people still comment on their rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody that Chris and his brother Tom busted out!)

PS: it is presently for sale, so Chris is doing some vocational discernment…JK!Read more