Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Speakeasy

A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920–1932, longer in some states). During this time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation (bootlegging) of alcohol was illegal.Speakeasies became more popular and numerous as the Prohibition years progressed, and more of them were operated by people connected to organized crime. Although police and Bureau of Prohibition agents would raid them and arrest the owners and patrons, the business of running speakeasies was so lucrative that they still moved strong in America. In major cities, speakeasies had food, live music, floor shows, and striptease dancers.
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  1. Organized Crime and ProhibitionNovember 3, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    This was one of the most live places on earth back then and it still is now

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  2. Organized Crime and ProhibitionNovember 4, 2009 at 5:34 AM

    I bet these bars were packed on Saturday and Friday nights. It seems unimaginable to me that police did not notice these bars right away.

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