Few cities are more linked in the popular imagination with organized crime and the mob than Las Vegas. But a proposal to put some of Sin City's mob memorabilia on display is raising eyebrows.
At the heart of the issue is what aspects of history are appropriate for a community museum. And as Harriet Baskas reports, there's another, more practical problem: finding items for display might be a challenge, considering the mob is known for covering its tracks.
This story is part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project series, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Development Authority of King County, Wash.
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