We had a bad gut feeling that the end was near for Barrelhouse when the couple that bought the local restaurant in December 2019 launched a GoFundMe campaign in hopes that the community could help them recoup the losses they suffered after the liquor license they had been leasing was sold wi...
Angered by the public’s continued consumption during prohibition, the government employed a scare tactic by poisoning some manufactured liquor. On Christmas Eve in New York City, hospitals were overflowing with sick people. [Pictured: A 1925 Christmas party at a hospital.] 1925: General Electric ...