Might also consider what could be purchased.  Until the late 1970s
only 3.2 beer was available by the drink in Oxford, Ohio.

On 8/7/10, Dan Malleck <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi folks
> I know that in different jurisdictions in post-prohibition North
> America rules about the operation of bars varied widely.
>
> I'm thinking of things like whether or not people could (or had to)
> eat a meal when ordering booze and whether or not windows would be
> clear and therefore drinking would be open to the public, or blocked
> or opaque, therefore protecting the impressionable eyes from the
> debauchery within.  Subtle things like that.
>
> Can anyone suggest works that look at these various characteristics?
> I am aware of Campbell's _Sit down and drink your beer_ and Heron's
> _Booze_ in Canada.
>
> I think it will get to the level of relatively localized studies,
> which are less easy to find, so any suggestions would be quite helpful.
>
> Dan Malleck
> Brock University
>


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