NYC's prohibition past detailed in new book
NYC’s prohibition past detailed in new book © TNS “Prohibition New York City: Speakeasy Queen Texas Guinan, Blind Pigs, Drag Balls& More” by David Rosen. “Prohibition New York City: Speakeasy Queen Texas Guinan, Blind Pigs, Drag Balls & More” by David Rosen; (192 pages, $21.99) ——— Last call. On Jan. 17, 1920, Prohibition became a sobering reality. Bars were padlocked, liquor stores shuttered, and thirsty Americans sent home. Beer banned, vodka, verboten; the teetotalers had finally won. The party was over, they proudly proclaimed. They didn’t realize it was just beginnin...
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