speakeasy
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And they talk of the speakeasy as not just being a safe eatery to sit and read all day, but also a future venue for, say, immersive theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The inside is arranged with the measured confidence of Spanish Colonial design at its most resolved, delightfully adding a secret passageway to a speakeasy behind a combination vault,” it states.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
"What a place this is!" he gushed, of Invercargill, excitement bursting out of him like he was in some rooftop bar in downtown Tokyo or a speakeasy in the East Village in New York.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
“Still running the speakeasy? Those days are numbered. Lefty better find something else to do.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Today, the places that call themselves speakeasies are about intentionality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The parallels with early 20th century Prohibition in America – gangsters, feminists, minorities, corruption, doctor’s notes, speakeasies and moonshine – are strikingly similar.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
Landes swept into the job in 1924, shut down speakeasies and fired the chief of police in her crusade against corruption.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Rollins cut his teeth in Harlem’s storied Sugar Hill neighborhood, soaking up the action in nearby ballrooms, cabarets, speakeasies and churches, all of which fed his appetite for the sounds and sights of live performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
When it got late, Sophia and I would go to some of the after- hours places and speakeasies.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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