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Laurel Tavern Storefront
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Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of Kinsey Whiskey, and a Fauerbach Beer sign.
August 16, 1945
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Leonard Forrest, Laurel Tavern Bartender
August 16, 1945
Leonard Forrest, bartender and son of owner of Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. Two black-masked bandits armed with a gun and a black jack escaped with $2,000 in checks and cash from the Laurel T...
Laurel Tavern Window Display
March 3, 1940
Display window of Paul Jones liquor and Blatz Beer neon sign at the Laurel Tavern, located at 2505 Monroe Street.
Schlitz Beer Display
April 18, 1945
Schlitz display with four bottles of beer displayed as flowers with sign "Summer Time is Schlitz Time."
Arian's Tavern
October 6, 1944
Arian's Tavern, 2517 University Avenue. The windows have Venetian blinds, and a Schlitz beer neon sign. At the corner of the building on the right is a "We Serve Fauerbach Beer" sign.
Laurel Tavern Window Display
March 3, 1940
Display window of Paul Jones liquor and Blatz Beer neon sign at the Laurel Tavern, located at 2505 Monroe Street.
Goal Post Restaurant
October 6, 1944
Storefront of Goal Post Restaurant and Tavern, 1515 Monroe Street, display window featuring bottles of Schlitz beer and 7-UP with a pinball machine visible through the window.
