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After the end of Prohibition, the Green Mill became a more reputable establishment, attracting many popular jazz acts including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Al Jolson, along with cabaret icons like Texas Guinan: a onetime rodeo rider and vaudeville performer, Guinan reinvented herself during Prohibition as a bawdy, breezy master of ceremonies for cabaret shows at spots like the 300 Club ...
The first H.A. Winston & Co. restaurant opened in 1972 at Front and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Initially, the restaurant was considered a singles bar that incidentally purveyed hamburgers and onion soup, [1] but the chain soon grew popular as a casual dining establishment [2] with restaurants in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Virginia.
In the United States, speakeasy bars date back to at least the 1880s, but came into prominence in the United States during the Prohibition era (1920–1933, longer in some states). During that time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation ( bootlegging ) of alcoholic beverages was illegal throughout the United States, due to the Eighteenth ...
The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
The 1920s saw gangsters, including Al Capone, Dion O'Banion, Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo battle law enforcement and each other on the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition era. [ 13 ] The Century of Progress World's Fair took place in 1933 from May 27 to November 1 and named "A Century of Progress". [ 14 ]
This Hope Mills haunt earned a visit from Paramount Network's "Bar Rescue" in 2013. How is the business doing, 10 years later? 10 years after 'Bar Rescue,' how is 22 Klicks in Hope Mills holding up?
The Spring Mills bar is known for its small-town atmosphere, traditional pub fare and cheap, cold beer. Head to the Frosty Hook for a low-key night, whether sitting at the bar or playing pool with ...
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