1931 Packard 833: it’d be a shame to shoot up this beauty. Information for this article was found in: Mooney, Elizabeth C. “War on Rum Road.” Adirondack Life . November 1980. Buffoonery in Rumrunning ? Yes, some of the things people did in the name of booze was quite funny. And there were no shortages of risk takers …[ read more ]

Prescription form for medicinal liquor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Prohibition did not stop drinking–in many ways it glamorized it. For example, people began flavoring the whiskey with fruit drinks and sodas, making cocktails. o to any bar today and look at the wonderful, colorful creations with the alcohol masked by alluring flavors. Since drinking didn’t stop …[ read more ]

Mary Riley Road–top left, in pink Lost Nation Road–to the right, in blue Bootlegging was not considered a big deal–thus when Dutch Schultz arrived in Malone, NY for his second tax-evasion trial, no one thought of him as a gangster. Grandpa and Dad both made hooch in the barn. English: Dutch Schultz 1935 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) However Malone saw …[ read more ]