Detail from trade magazine advertisement for the 1933 end of prohibition/gang busting film, Song of the Eagle
Tag: Prohibition
Bootlegger’s Pistol
The things they went through to hide their booze…
Alcohol is Illegal!
100 years ago, on 1/17/1920, the 18th amendment became the law of the land, making the production, importation, sale and transportation illegal in the USA.
Farewell to Prohibition, 1933
Indefinite amounts of alcohol
Winston Churchill got a doctor’s note to drink “indefinite” amounts of alcohol during prohibition
Central Park Casino 1929-1936
Originally the Ladies Refreshment Lounge (1864), the Central Park Casino (where no gambling took place) was transformed into one of NYC’s most expensive nightclubs. Mayor Jimmy Walker handed control of the property to his friend Sidney Solomon. Mayor Walker had a private office within its walls in order to do business with his political cronies.
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Cotton Club, 1923-1940
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub located in Harlem on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1935, then briefly in the midtown Theater District from 1936 to 1940. The club operated most notably during the United States’ era of Prohibition. (Wikipedia)
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Bootlegger’s Map, 1926
Bootlegger’s Map of the United States “Honi soit qui mal y pints”.
Published in 1926 during prohibition, the map includes many “place” names and plays on words that captures the humor and mood of the era.
The map was originally created by Edward Gerstall McCandlish, staff cartoonist for the Washington Post.
Bootlegging, 1924
Woman arrested on April 10, 1924, bootlegging liquor in giant flasks strapped to her chest.
Happy Beer Day!
An American Airways plane in Chicago is being loaded with cases of 3.2% beer to be delivered to nearby cities.
Even though prohibition did not officially end until Dec 5, 1933, 3.2% beer became legal to drink at midnight, April 7, 1933.
