Jono Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 http://www.americanmafia.com/Cities/chicago.htmlChicagoother cities other contributors By John J. BinderAuthor - Media Consultant, Chicago OC"...Unlike beer, which was fully ready for consumption only days after brewing, many hard liquors improve with aging. Therefore, quality alcohol, which Chicagoans had a taste for, often came not from the stills in Chicago Heights or on Taylor street or Division street after sitting for a few days, but from outside the country. And cooperation with Detroit and elsewhere was required to import it from Canada. In return, the local alky was heavily exported, to places such as Milwaukee, Kentucky and Iowa, along with beer that Capone wholesaled to other gangs, including those in the Chicago suburbs...."Prohibition turned everything upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 That's very interesting and more believable than the many contrary legends about long black sedans with Illinois plates appearing in the hills and hollers of Kentucky in search of local moonshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/chicago/chicago.htmAnother interesting regional story on the flow of alcohol during prohibition.This seems to be the original article of the first post info:http://cocktails.about.com/od/history/a/prohibition_3.htmThe United States Prohibition of Alcohol - 1920-1933The Effects of ProhibitionBy Colleen Graham, About.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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