20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

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To avoid punishment and to encrypt their “alcoholic tricks” as much as possible, these smugglers organized a business in the forest away from the city.

Chelsea Hotel — New York Bohemian Habitat

The New York Chelsea Hotel was built in 1844 and since then has become a magnet for famous writers, musicians, actors, artists, etc. This place has always been not simple, as if a special atmosphere reigned in it, which attracted the whole New York bohemia. What does this place look like now and what was so special about the legendary Chelsea Hotel? More on this later ...