It was an ordinary day. Just finished reading a story titled "Beer Pipe Found In Sewer!" Story both true as well as humorous. You may want to take a look at it if you have some time. And...if you feel you might enjoy the story...show up on June 4th at Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water Street, Lancaster, PA. You may have a good time. It does cost $30 per person if you go!
"BEER PIPE IS FOUND IN SEWER"
...read the unassuming headline in the Lancaster New Era on March 17, 1932.
The next day, splashed across the front page in big, bold letters were the words “12 Arrests Near in Beer Line Probe.” On March 21, the paper’s front page revealed more, reading: “250 Ft. of Beer Hose Taken from Sewers.” And on the 22nd, the Intelligencer had still more of the story, led by the headline: “Beer Runners Used Several Breweries to Escape Raiders.”
The next day, splashed across the front page in big, bold letters were the words “12 Arrests Near in Beer Line Probe.” On March 21, the paper’s front page revealed more, reading: “250 Ft. of Beer Hose Taken from Sewers.” And on the 22nd, the Intelligencer had still more of the story, led by the headline: “Beer Runners Used Several Breweries to Escape Raiders.”
The story went on for months, but the gist of it was this: Max Hassel, a bootlegger from Reading, PA, had run an 18-inch hose 3,000 feet (a half mile!) from the Rieker Star Brewery at 554 West King Street to an empty warehouse at 112 North Water Street where he and his men packaged and distributed the beer illegally for consumption around the region in violation of the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Today, 112 Water Street is home to Zoetropolis, a local social hotspot with a movie theater, restaurant, and stillhouse. It’s only fitting that on Tuesday, June 4, LancasterHistory brings the popular History Happy Hour series to this lively, historical location. Over drinks and light bites, we’ll give attendees “the scoop” on Lancaster during Prohibition, from the infamous hose to the police commissioner bent on bringing down a bootlegger and a corrupt judge.
Join Us for History Happy Hour
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water Street, Lancaster, PA
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water Street, Lancaster, PA
Tickets are $30/person. Advance tickets are strongly encouraged. Sell-out likely.
Ticket includes admission to the program, light refreshments, and one complimentary beverage. Please note that additional drinks and merchandise are not included in the purchase of a ticket. Zoetropolis’ kitchen will be closed on Tuesday, so attendees may wish to make dinner reservations at one of many fabulous restaurants downtown after the event.
It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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