Rico's Pub - Pullman Washington
by David Patterson
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Rico's Pub - Pullman Washington
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David Patterson
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From: Ricospub.com: Rico's is an American style public house first opened back in 1909 and most recently owned by the Pullman local Johnson family.
E. W. Thorpe opened what was to become Rico’s in 1909. Originally located at the intersection of Main and Kamiaken, his establishment primarily provided tobacco products. However, beverages and meals were also available for the nearly all-male clientele who gathered for a game or two of pool or cards.
In 1911 Pullman adopted Prohibition under local option, which closed all saloons within the city. But it was not until January 1919 that the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment made the sale of beverage alcohol unlawful nationwide. The Eighteenth Amendment took effect on January 16, 1920, when the Volstead Act provided federal enforcement of prohibition and banned any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol.
Thorpe’s establishment, which had already successfully changed to a Prohibition economy was virtually unaffected, and by 1927 Thorpe needed a larger facility. He moved the Smokehouse farther up Main Street to the former site of the Liberty Theatre, near the intersection of Grand Avenue, where it stands today. The Liberty Theatre moved across Grand Avenue, becoming the Cordova Theatre. Rico's Pub in Pullman, Washington. #Pullman #Rico's
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October 28th, 2017
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