![If nothing else can describe the failure of Prohibition, just think back to how closely the Roaring Twenties and Speakeasies were tied together.](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/e1/39/52/e1395291480dd54a9d58205c9e813ed0.jpg)
Music, dancing, having a good time with friends and strangers alike. What’s not to love about a night out on the town, enjoying New York’s nightlife? It certainly didn’t hurt that Speakeasies were the best way to get a drink in a Dry America. Bars didn’t just undergo a name change with the 18th amendment however, most bars and saloons were drained dry. More than a few stashed away their alcohol though, and when the initial storm of keg-smashing and bottle-draining subsided, they set up in basements and back rooms. Some even had clever mechanical systems that had shelves and taps on pulleys, so if a police squad rolled by the Speakeasy just became a quaint cigar lounge.