even in san francisco, the number of licensed premises declined in the few
years right before world war 1, largely as the result of pressure by
neighborhood improvement groups, it seems.

jim baumohl


At 08:47 AM 9/28/98 -0400, you wrote:
>On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, David M. Fahey wrote:
>
>> In late 19th and early 20th cent. England reduction in the number of
>> premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic drink for on-premises
>> consumption became popular as a method of temperance reform.  Was there any
>> similar enthusiasm for reduction in numbers in the USA or other
>> English-speaking countries?
>>
>        Perry Duis in THE SALOON reports the use of effective
>license-reduction measures in Boston during this period.
>
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