The story
The Swedish dive with a fish holding a martini on the neon sign. Simon Lundberg sold bootleg whiskey during Prohibition - likely from Al Capone. His secret glogg recipe remains a winter tradition.
Everything that was here
- 1934–present · still open
Simon's TavernDive Bar / Swedish Tavern
The Swedish dive with a fish holding a martini on the neon sign. Simon Lundberg sold bootleg whiskey during Prohibition - likely from Al Capone. His secret glogg recipe remains a winter tradition.
See the map in 1935 → - 1920–1933
N.N. Club (No Name Club)Speakeasy
Simon Lundberg's Prohibition speakeasy concealed behind a grocery store.
See the map in 1921 →
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