Nettie Gordon proved untouchable as a keeper of bawdy houses.
Look at the picturesPittsburgh’s unseen “Queen of the Underworld”
Old crime
A murder at Schenley Hotel. A 1951 breakout at Western Penitentiary. A Pittsburgh mayor on trial. Read those stories and others here.
She and her fellow “dips” were the most despised of the city’s criminal element
Look at the picturesFainting Bertha and other “rats” of Pittsburgh’s underworld