Speakeasy Secrets News Today

Clubs. speakeasy secrets were poorly capped and police raids frequent. bar owners are developed warning systems to try to frustrate the cops. one of those pubs still stands today in new york citys west village. welcome to chumleys. >> i dont think the legacy of any really matters, i think chumleys itself is its own animal and beast. chumleys is trombleys and we can never replace that. >> jon: opened during prohibition in 1922, chumleys was a haven for many of americas literary giants. f. scott f...

The dawn of modern america. a time of booming economic growth in the united states but also a time of prohibition when folks had to sneak around to have a drink. thus the dawn of the speakeasy, secret pubs which became a fixture of american nightlife in their time. heres a look inside a former speakeasy still serving drinks in new yorks west village. a hot spot for the poets, novelists and playwrights who shaped american culture. ♪ the 1920s came roaring into the united states. the end of the ...