This is the spot where on 4 Oct. 1982 frank "Lefty" Rosenthal ( the Character Robert De Niro portrayed in the 1995 movie "Casino") had an attempt made on his life in the form of C4 explosives. In the Movie it was "The Tangiers" in real it was the "Stardust". In the Movie it was Sam 'Ace' Rothstein In real it was Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. Anyway to make a short story longer, the scene where He gets into his car and it explodes…… this is the spot. Much the same as it was in '82. The Car was parked where the finger is pointing. The pictures You see on the Internet of the real event was taken by a news crew having lunch across the parking lot at Marie Callenders. This picture was taken in the middle of the lot.
This is the Car after......
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