Dear East Bronx History Forum Member,
If you are an old time New York Yankee fan, you may remember the jingle “Hey get your cold beer, get your ice-cold Ballantine beer”. Met fans may think of hearing “My beer is Rheingold the dry beer, think of Rheingold the dry beer, it’s not bitter, not sweet, it’s the extra dry treat, won’t you try extra dry Rheingold beer?”
The East Bronx History Forum (EBHF) will be visiting the time when there was no beer for sale at Yankee Stadium, Ebbets Field or the Polo Grounds. On January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution banned the sale and consumption of alcohol throughout the entire United States. Unless shhhhh, I know a place in the Bronx.
The East Bronx History Forum will be holding its 195th meeting on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:30 pm in the lower level of St. Clare of Assisi Church, located at 1027 Rhinelander Avenue. Parking is free and just north of the entrance on Paulding Avenue. Know the password and you are in but remember mum’s the word.
The EBHF is pleased to have one of the most renowned Bronx bootleggers, sorry urban archeologist and investigators to lead the presentation ‘Bronx Bootleggers Strike Again’. The EBHF vice-President and retired NYPD officer Tom Vasti will be tracking down the gangsters that ran the Bronx and the places that sold the illegal beer and liquor. It is estimated that over 100,000 speakeasies operated in New York City from 1920 to 1933, but the focus will be on the most prominent and luxurious joints in the east Bronx.
This free event is located on Paulding Avenue in Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Hall. Parking is free and just north of the entrance on Paulding Avenue. Please do not BYOB because Raimondo Hall is a dry house. The EBHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit chartered by the New York State Education Department. Donations are always accepted and can be made through our website BronxNYC.com. Additionally, remember to join us on Monday, May 26th at the intersection of White Plains and Unionport Roads for our annual Memorial Day service at 12:15 pm. Please follow us on our Facebook, Instagram & Youtube pages for the most current updates or information.
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