Prohibition Detroit – A blog by Mickey Lyons

May 11 / Mickey Lyons / Uncategorized

Pan(dem)ic in Detroit: Spanish Flu, quack cures and booze

First, a disclaimer: As of this writing, May 10, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic continues to…

April 8 / Mickey Lyons / Prohibition

Repeal was a years-long slog. Michigan didn’t exactly shine through the process. April 7 is…

December 4 / Mickey Lyons / Uncategorized

Here’s a new one for you: Christopher Collins, founder of D Tour 313 on social…

February 9 / Mickey Lyons / Uncategorized

This January, I got sidelined by a nasty respiratory whatsit that led to the consumption…

December 31 / Mickey Lyons / Uncategorized

Even if, like me, your idea of a rockin’ New Year’s Eve is two glasses…

April 30 / Mickey Lyons / Detroit History

She’s the Manic Pixie Dream Girl of her time: free-spirited, impulsive, flighty and elusive. Highly…

December 2 / Mickey Lyons / Detroit History

It’s coming up on Repeal Day again. That is, the official National Repeal Day. Since…

August 26 / Mickey Lyons / Detroit History

Let’s take a trip to Old Detroit. Fair warning: there may be a bit of…

Earlier today, to my shock and dismay, I used the Word Thesaurus tool just to try…

March 29 / Mickey Lyons / Canadian Club

In the last post, I covered Hiram Walker’s bootstrapping origins and the founding of a…