229 Sullivan Street

Greenwich Village | built 1887

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1. 1923

   A pastry shop at 229 Sullivan Street is reported to be selling drinks from its back room during Prohibition

   The New York Times reported in 1923 that a speakeasy operated at the back of the confectionery and pastry shop on the ground floor of 229 Sullivan Street. Patrons were said to be able to get a glass of liquor there for 25 cents.

   “In 1923, it was reported in the New York Times that a speakeasy was run out of the back of what was then a pastry and confectionery shop on the ground floor.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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