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RE: The Sober Reality of the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic -- Literally
This is really interesting, I hadn't thought about the fact that the closing of Philly bars (and probably many other cities' watering holes) happened a full two years before Prohibition banned them for a decade. Also, glad to see they reopened right before Halloween, lol.
You'd think the outcry over a temporary closure might've given them an indication of the probable responses to prohibition....
I suspect that 100 years ago, Halloween might not have been the major cultural event it has morphed into of late. Just guessing...
Hah! And I didn't think about the Halloween thing!