A Rockwall Speakeasy Upholds Prohibition Tradition

When the manufacture, sale and transport of alcohol was made illegal in 1920, bootleggers, smugglers, flapper girls and crime syndicates all came together with one common goal: illicit, liquor-infused partying. Basements, alleys and backrooms quickly became havens for a good time, eventually garnering the nickname “speakeasy,” referring to a hush-hush…

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