Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-08

Norwich has shared with every oth- CT city and town the changes that have come since national prohibition, went into effect
 About year ago the boys used to say Why. I met him doyn near Flaherty's sa1oon," or Tt happened just outside the Bucket of Blood, but now since the prohibition has made this country an arid waste they pened by old familiar landmarks but say T met him in front of So and Sos dry goods store," or Tt happen ed near No. = Main street."
 The saloon of the old type Is fast disappearing from sight and the old thirst parlors are becoming meat markets or dry goods stores or plac- es where other merchandise is being dispensed. Some places have been made into tenements. Some, however, still retain the appearance of sa- looms but all that IS sold over the bar Is harmless soft drinks and grain beverages.
 Tn trip through Water street and over West Main street one formerly encountered 19 saloons but now sew en of these are either vacant or are used for other purposes and the re- maining twelve are soft drink empo- riums.
 Jackers old place at the corner of Market and Water streets is selling soft drinks. The White Elephant on the opposite corner dispenses non-al- coholic beverages, Tom Wilson deals in soft drinks, as does Carl Karpienia. George Draper's establishment has dispensed with alcoholic drinks and is dealing only in groceries. At 6S Water street Connor's saloon is clos ed and the place used for storage in connection with the grocery business. The saloon at 62 Water street former ly run by A. Lariviere is also clos On West Main street the saloon in the Washington building is selling 1 soft drinks. A. Schanker at 39 West | Main street has given up the whole 1 sale side but still sells softdrinks,
 Joe Bedard is selling soft drinks as l is F. Owsiak. J. Bowman, J. F. Mur- 1 phy, A. Jacobson, and John J. Shea i The B. Katz place at the corner of West Main and Falls avenue is oc- cupied by a. wall paper concern. Ben ! dett Brothers is occupied by meal and grocery store and O'Neil's place l has been made over into tenement 1 Levine Bros. on North Thames street are doing soft drink business | as uoeS O' O' AidaioAeJ oil hiiS dN enue.
 "The Old Spot'' and "The New Spot" landmarks on Thames street
 for many years. have both gone out o1 I existence. "The Old Spot is ar empty blank now, the building standing unoccupied while "The New
 Spot" is occupied by plumbing shop
 On Franklin street the well knowT
 saloon that was formerly conducted
 by George Greenberger is now 2 l prohibition saloon'' where sofi As soon as the prohibition law wen
 into effect MT. Greenberger closed ur his wholesale erd of t''N business bu
 continued to sell soft drinks for sev. II eral months. He then sold out tf ] other interests.
 II Falling in line with the other sa.
 icons in the city the Mccormick place i which for years was located in the i building at the corner of Franklin ant II Bath streets, replaced it's stock of spirits. ale and beer with soft drink. and continued in business for some l=yponths. but finally closed it's doors Il The saloon was dismantled, and is
 now in process of remodeling Wher
 the extensive alterations are complet ed the building will be occupied al
 a talking machine store.
 The Wuttkey saloon across the wa.
 on Franklin street is still in business but of course only -igtoxicants are passed over the bar.
 Further up on Franklin street ol the opposite side the Palace saloon formerly conducted by Patrick Shea
 r-as sometime ago purchased by "
 '. and J. H. Wilson for the sale o
 Hon-i -intoxicants. Wilson Brother
 eernierly did business at 196 Frank
 lin street. near Oak street, but { soft drink parlor is now run there b other proprietors.
 On Bath street the Williams an Keough saloon has kept It's door closed. James OConnell and Co, ar open for business for the sale of non intoxicating drinks but the Ethier sa loon has gone out of business alto gether, as has the Murphy and Sul ! livan saloorN which was closed up be 2 fore prohibition went into effect a Perringer and Saul Friedland, wt also conducted saloons on Bath stre.
 have closed up their business place