LI's naughty days of Prohibition now for tourists
Quick ReadFinnegan's, of Huntington, had a special place for hootch during Prohibition, is among the sites on Long Island, former speakeasies or Jazz Age mansions that are to be featured as part of an effort to build tourism
Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | Acting out a scene from the days of Prohibition, Kathleen Rose, of Rocky Point, pours liquor from a canning jar into a tea cup for Alexandra Salvatore, of Blue Point, at Finnegan's Restaurant and Tap Room in Huntington. The setup is part of a new North Shore tourism campaign focusing on 17 spots to get a drink when alcohol sales were federally prohibited. (June 28, 2011)
When Andrew Finnegan was running things, patrons who wanted an alcoholic beverage at Finnegan's, his Huntington Village establishment, needed to recite a code word. Then they would be admitted to a tiny room, apart from the restaurant.
That was during the Roaring '20s, when Finnegan's -- now a popular restaurant and tavern on Wall Street -- was a speakeasy.
Finnegan's is among the sites...
