Kansas City Speakeasy Redux

Here's a peek at the continued effort to distract middle-class white people from the tragic decline of Westport as anything but a weekend destination for the urban-underclass . . . Check-it:

"It’s easy to simply accept speakeasies—a name that came about when patrons needed to “speak easy,” or quietly, about places selling illegal booze—as yet another modern-day “retro” trend. However, here in KC, these ventures spring from a rich, complicated past that’s intertwined with the city’s infamous history of corruption."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KC's notorious prohibition-era speakeasies are making a comeback, but this time, no passwords are required.

Kansas City's notorious prohibition-era speakeasies are making a comeback, but this time around, no passwords are required.