- This event has passed.
Prohibition in Seattle
February 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm UTC-8
Free
Prohibition in Seattle: Bootleggers, Rumrunners and more!
In 1916 Seattle went dry three years prior to the passing of the Volstead Act. Join us as author Brad Holden (IG: @seattle_artifacts), shares with us colorful tales of the famous and infamous characters of the era. Check out Brad’s HistoryLink essay on the topic, https://historylink.org/File/20904, and then come to hear the stories behind the story of prohibition in Seattle!
The presentation will be on Thursday, February 27, in the Ames Library Seminar Room (located on the second floor, Seattle Pacific University campus. Socializing begins at 7pm, followed by the program at 7:30pm. This presentation is free and open to the public. Free parking in the SPU parking lot/garage at W.Dravus St. and 4th Av. W.
Prohibition Era Photographs of Matt Starwich Collection. PH Coll 676. University of Washington Special Collections.