Puget Sound During Prohibition: A Talk by Brad Holden

Historical TalkNov 14 · 14:30 – 16:00

Local historian Brad Holden shares tales of bootlegging, rum runners, and rare photographs from Washington's dry era.

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Local historian Brad Holden recounts how Washington went dry four years before the rest of the country, detailing the operations of the illegal booze trade, rum runners, and corrupt officials. The talk explores an entire circuit of illicit nightclubs known as roadhouses that once dotted the Edmonds stretch of Highway 99, accompanied by rare and never-seen-before photographs from the state's past.

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