Picked up from This Day in Delaware History
Today in 1968 Tavern patrons were permitted to stand up to a bar and drink due to legislation signed by Governor Terry.
This Day in Delaware History facts were compiled by historian Roger Martin and brought to you by the Delaware Public Archives
For those of us old enough to remember in the 1960's Delaware had a number of odd laws concerning drinking in taverns, compared to Maryland. I can remember the bar stools had to be screwed to the floor and if you decided to move from the bar to a table you couldn't pick up your drink and just go, the waitress had to carry the drink over to the table for you.
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There was lots of bootlegging out in the sticks as well. Many guys made the trip down the long winding dirt road to a little shack in the woods where they could get homegrown heavy grain alcohol.
ReplyDeleteWell 7:54 a.m. do you remember them by frequenting them or hearsay!! I sure never heard of that in 1964. Many around here belonged to private clubs to do our drinking. LOL like home!!!
ReplyDeleteMirrors were not aloud behind bars and are still not as far as I know...no flirting aloud.
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