The presentation on George Remus last night at the Price Hill Historical Society had its usual technical difficulties, but we had a big crowd and I think everyone enjoyed it. If you didn’t make it, or are interested in finding out more about Remus, there are at least two books about Remus’s life, one called One Man’s Justice, by a Xavier University professor named Roger Fortrin, and another fictionalized version called The Jazz Bird by Craig Holden. And, many people say that George Remus was the inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Supposedly, the bartender at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville had a photo of Remus with Fitzgerald and the mayor and police chief of the city. The Delhi Historical Society has a lot of photos associated with Remus, and at the Price Hill Historical Society, we have newspaper articles and a few photos of Remus and his estate, including a Sunday supplement article with pictures of the gates and the interior of his mansion. And Ken Burns has an upcoming documentary on Prohibition that will include Remus’s story; his production company has contacted the Delhi and Price Hill Historical Society for information. The documentary is due to be broadcast in 2011. Remus sure is a popular guy, more than 50 years after he died.
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