It’s 1:30 pm on Halloween as I write this, so let’s pause for a moment… Read the postHou-Doo Town: Harry Houdini and Detroit, Part 3
Well, my last post only managed to get us up to around 1906, so we’ll… Read the postHou-Doo Town: Harry Houdini and Detroit, Part 2
Detroiters seriously love Halloween, and for good reason. From the days of the Nain Rouge,… Read the postHou-doo Town: Harry Houdini and Detroit, Part 1
UPDATE 6/27: I just got off the phone with Tony Nichols, property manager for the… Read the postRequiem for a (biker’s) Dream: Stonehouse Bar
Ladies and gentlemen, for your edification today I present to you a most revolutionary, equalizing… Read the postWhat Brave New World: On the Origin of the Bar Stool
Happy anniversary to Prohibition Detroit! It’s hard to believe I launched this site a year… Read the postEvery Day I Write the Book: A Year with Prohibition Detroit
In a town full of proud Poles and quite a few other ethnicities, sometimes I… Read the postFiddles, Fillies and Goodfellows: Paddy McGraw
On the day after Christmas this year, I attended a White Elephant/Ugly Sweater party with… Read the postHome is Where the Jezy is: Abick’s Bar
Happy Holidays from Hamtramck, where I’ve spent the last bit digging deep into partying history.… Read the postFestive Frolics: Merry-Making During Prohibition
A quick digression from the guest bar tending posts to talk actual history here. Repeal… Read the postWhat America Needs Now Is a Drink: Repeal Day