Anti-prohibition parade, 1931, Chicago.
The demands are clear…
Graduates of Siebel’s Brewing Academy, 1907, Chicago.
Second photo at Siebel’s, 1909
Established in Chicago in 1868 and now known as the Siebel Institute of Technology, is one of the world’s oldest brewing schools.
After work drinks at the Berghoff, 1934, Chicago.
If you live in Chicago and you’ve never been to the Berghoff, you owe it to yourself to visit.
Tandem on State Street at Lake, 1951, Chicago.
The Michelob Restaurant seems interesting…
Celebrating the end of Prohibition, 1933, Chicago.
Co-ed party, University of Chicago, 1900, Chicago.
The girls even get to wear the boys hats. Scandal.
Evidently, giving beer to your baby was a thing in 1910 Chicago.
Interior of a bar in the First Ward’s infamous Levee District, 1899, Chicago.
UPDATE: From Mel Theobald:
The Feb. 8 photo of the Levee Saloon is in the McLean County Museum of History archive as a saloon in Bloomington, IL bearing an inscription with the name of one of the men. You might want to check this out by contacting the historian there. Can you verifiy the source you have for it?
From Calumet 412: The original source, a beer culture flikr page, no longer exists. I will contact the historian. Thanks for the tip!
Ninety three years ago today was the first full day of Prohibition, lasting a little more than 13 years.
Chicago, arguably, was never dry…
Protesting Prohibition on Randolph Street, 1930, Chicago.
Proud brewmeisters photographed with their “bock”, 1880, Chicago.
The barrels are hard to make out, but “Chicago” can be made out on the left and “bock” on the right.
According to the print on the back, the photograph was taken at a studio at 650 Milwaukee Ave, Chicago.
via Langdon Road
Empty crates from the Schoenhofer Brewery (1900 W 18th) waiting to be filled with beer at the end of Prohibition, 1933, Chicago.
Chicago Tribune Archives
A Schlitz advertisement on the side of a Chicago River grain elevator, 1900, Chicago.
Great graphic poster for the Atlas Brewing Co, 1888, Chicago.
Lill’s Premium Stock Ales Liquor Store, which stood at 167 State St (what is now 101 South State Street), 1868, Chicago.
Photo of Klinkel’s Hall, a saloon, 1854, Chicago.
Located at what is now 1623 N Wells (at North Ave), Klinkel’s was involved in the Lager Beer Riots of 1855. The riots were Chicago’s first recorded civil disturbance, all brought about because of the raising of fees on alcohol…I imagine the same would happen today…
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