HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A new speakeasy inside Hutchinson’s historic Meyer Landmark Building is bringing a piece of the city’s Prohibition-era history back to life with help from the Conard-Harmon Collection.
Steve Harmon, who maintains the historical photograph collection, has been working with Andrew Ehling, owner of The Lantern Room, to incorporate historic photographs and stories into the new establishment.
Harmon said the project began when Ehling approached him and local museum officials about finding photographs that would complement the speakeasy’s 1920s theme…