Agitatin’ on the Fourth of July: The Hidden History of Dietz’s Grove
On July 4, 1913, Americans celebrated their national holiday with pride as always, even as the...
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Tag: alcohol
The Courtroom Where Jack Daniels “Got Served”
During the height of 1920’s Prohibition, the Federal Courthouse in downtown Indianapolis was home...
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Penny Post: WM Brommer Saloon
The prohibition of alcohol in Indiana began with a 1790 – 1795 Northwest Territory law that...
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Friday Favorite: Good for What Ales You
As you toast the new year with your jug, mug, glass, or stein, it is perhaps a good moment to...
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Flats Saved: Heier’s Hotel
The Heier Hotel, located at 12-18 South New Jersey Street, is named after original owner Fred...
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Indianapolis Collected: Whiskey – it’s good for what ails you
A little brown jug of whiskey shoved under a kitchen table cost pioneer historian John H.B....
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Ladies Lounge: Booze, Bars, Broads–and the Whiskey Drinking Women of 1820s Indianapolis
Tonight, the 2nd of the 3-part Ken Burns documentary series, “Prohibition,” airs on...
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