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During Prohibition, many bars and clubs continued servng liquor illegally, as well as food and non-alcoholic bevarages. In most places there would be code words for various liquors, or patrons would have to ask for alcohol in roundabout ways for fear of being heard and arrested. A 'speakeasy' was a club in which the subterfuge was for one reason or another unnecessary--patrons could literally "speak easy" or order liquor without fear of consequences.
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What was speakeasy mean 1920?
A 'speakeasy' was American slang for an illegal premises selling alcohol during the Prohibition. Prohibition made the production, selling, drinking of alcohol a crime.
What were the secret hide outs where people drank in during prohibition?
a speakeasy
How was the Mafia involved in Prohibition?
The Mafia was engaged in illegal activity by distilling and importing bootleg liquor. Much was trucked in from Canada. They were also suppliers and ownner/operators of places called Speakeasy's . You got in by mentioning a password or someone's name that had referred you to a particular establishment.
How does speakeasy relate to the 1920s?
Because of Prohibition, people were not allowed to drink but still they did anyway so they developed speakeasies as a way to hide the fact that they were selling illegal beverages.
What is speakeasies?
A speakeasy was an establishment that was used for selling and drinking alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920-1933, longer in some states), when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol was illegal. The term comes from a patron's manner of ordering alcohol without raising suspicion - a bartender would tell a patron to be quiet and "speak easy". The origin of the term "speakeasy" predates Prohibition by at least thirty years. Samuel Hudson, a newspaperman in the late 19th century, said he heard the term used in Pittsburgh in the 1880s by an old Irish woman who sold liquor without a license. She told her clients to "speak easy" if they wanted to buy some. The Cassell Dictionary of Slang lists the word as coming into use around 1890. The term spake-aisy was used even a century before this, where it referred to smugglers' hideouts. One former speakeasy, Chumley's, still exists in New York City at 86 Bedford Street. . It was owned by C.Collins and C. Arienti, and remains authentically decorated. There are no signs on the door to indicate that inside lies a bar and restaurant. There is even a secret back door leading out to a passageway on to Barrow Street so that customers could make a quick exit when the police called. Another former speakeasy still exists in Petaluma, California. Volpi's Ristorante used to be a market with a speakeasy and bar in back. The door to the alley still exists above the bar, behind the Italian restaurant, and the bar is still in business and does not look much different than it probably did in Prohibition days. Rumors of underground tunnels that cross the downtown area are still told to this day. There was even a brothel that is now Old Chicago Pizza in this western town, and the rumors are that there were more, where these tunnels run to. Speakeasies became more popular and numerous as the Prohibition years progressed, and also became more commonly operated by those connected to organized crime. Although police and United States Federal Government agents would raid such establishments and arrest the owners and patrons, the business of running speakeasies was so lucrative that such establishments continued to flourish throughout the nation. In major cities, speakeasies were often elaborate, offering food, live bands, and floor shows. The police corruption at this time was notoriously rampant; speakeasy operators commonly bribed police to either leave them alone or at least give them advance notice of any planned raids. Another slang term similar to a speakeasy is "blind pig". The difference between a speakeasy and a blind pig is that a speakeasy was usually a higher class establishment, where a blind pig was a lower class dive. A modern related term is the smokeasy, a discreet venue that operates in places where smoking tobacco in bars and clubs is prohibited.
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When was Speakeasy Comics created?
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When was Cinema Speakeasy created?
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When did Speakeasy Comics end?
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