"Liquor by the glass" - When was that enacted?

**13606Cedargrove** · August-22-23, 09:29 AM

I believe this started when Prohibition was repealed in 1933. Michigan had been dry with regards to hard liquor - at least officially - long before Prohibition was enacted, perhaps as early as 1900. There was a flourishing trade in booze from Canada and surrounding states. I recall the major change in alcoholic beverage control in Michigan was in the late 1960's when that bars and restaurants were allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays during limited hours, I believe between Noon and 9 p.m. If you are interested in the history of Prohibition the best book out there is Last Call by Daniel Okrent - Excellent. I have another story about "bottle on the table" drinking, but this post is already too long.

**jcole** · August-22-23, 11:20 AM

Those were known as "Blue Laws" and when they first allowed drinking on Sunday, it usually had to be in a restaurant and you had to order food. Was that way in Ontario up until at least the 1970s

Originally Posted by 13606Cedargrove

I believe this started when Prohibition was repealed in 1933. Michigan had been dry with regards to hard liquor - at least officially - long before Prohibition was enacted, perhaps as early as 1900. There was a flourishing trade in booze from Canada and surrounding states. I recall the major change in alcoholic beverage control in Michigan was in the late 1960's when that bars and restaurants were allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays during limited hours, I believe between Noon and 9 p.m. If you are interested in the history of Prohibition the best book out there is Last Call by Daniel Okrent - Excellent. I have another story about "bottle on the table" drinking, but this post is already too long.

**jcole** · August-22-23, 11:26 AM

My dad was in charge of entertainment licensing in the city of Detroit back in the 60's/70's for the DPD. He had to enforce a lot of the half ass rules the State of Michigan had on the books and he used to tell me a lot of what those entailed. Movies, carnivals, bars, jukeboxes, book stores, topless joints, etc. I don't remember a lot of it, but bits and pieces have stuck.