May 1, 2026
Tag: Lotus Room
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The Dazzling Nightspots of Post-Prohibition America
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This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of America’s journey into the dark, dry years of Prohibition. The Eighteenth Amendment, ratified on January 16th, 1919, forbid the production, sale and transport of “intoxicating liquors,” but was ineffective in curtailing the consumption of alcohol, beer, and wine in the United States. President Woodrow Wilson vetoed the…
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June 27, 2023 3 Comments
Remember the day when you were a kid and visited the Washington Monument? You ran up the 897 steps and you weren’t out of breath. Well, those days are over, but there are lots of stairs to climb if you’re interested. Around the world, long staircases have fascinated people who like to brag about climbing them. Postcards show many of those places.