J. Aronson Liquor sign at the start of prohibition, Seattle

ID: 53 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Museum of History and Industry.

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J. Aronson Liquor sign at the start of prohibition, Seattle

As liquor stores closed due to prohibition, signs such as this one were seen throughout Washington State. Circa 1916.

This file appears in: Pirates, Bootleggers, and the Beryl G

Pirates, Bootleggers, and the Beryl G – Murder on the Salish Sea

Prohibition took hold in Washington state in 1916, but failed to eliminate the state’s thirst for alcohol. Bootleggers were all too happy to quench the thirst, and smuggling whiskey from Canada became commonplace. Rumrunners operated throughout the…