E.L. Harper (after)
A Map of Manhattan Depicting Some Bright Spots in that Dark Era before the Saloon left the Corner and Moved into the Home
Colonial Sales Corp., New York City: 1932
Print on paper
8.5 x 15.5 inches
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Map of Manhattan Bars Prior to Prohibition
New York City: 1932
New York City: 1932
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Post-Prohibition Era map of Manhattan showing landmark bars and saloons of the turn of the 20th Century, from the Battery to Central Park. Buildings illustrated in pictorial map style include Fraunces Tavern, Delmonicos, Harry Hill's and its Lady Bartenders, Keen's English Chop House, etc. The rivers are decorated with boats; other decorations include a cartouche flanked by two drinkers and cocktail recipes printed in the borders, including ones for Bronx and Manhattan cocktails.
The Prohibition Era began in 1919, with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Consitition, strictly forbidding the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages. In 1932, after much debate, the Democratic Party made the repeal of prohibition part of their party's platform, a position supported by presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt. With the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution in 1933, prohibition ended.
In the Depression economy, the return of legal alcohol sales was no doubt welcome news to restaurant owners. This probably was a promotional piece distributed to customers of Colonial Sales Corp.
The Prohibition Era began in 1919, with the passage of the 18th Amendment to the Consitition, strictly forbidding the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages. In 1932, after much debate, the Democratic Party made the repeal of prohibition part of their party's platform, a position supported by presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt. With the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution in 1933, prohibition ended.
In the Depression economy, the return of legal alcohol sales was no doubt welcome news to restaurant owners. This probably was a promotional piece distributed to customers of Colonial Sales Corp.