The Hidden Speakeasy In Pennsylvania That Will Transport You To Another Era
By Beth Price-Williams|Published February 01, 2018
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Turn back the clock nearly a century. Back to the days of Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise. When the Babe and Lou Gehrig led the Yankees. To the days of Charles Lindbergh, Sinclair Lewis, and Al Capone. This speakeasy in Pennsylvania, the Bookstore Speakeasy in Bethlehem, will make you feel as though you’ve traveled nearly 100 years back in time.
Leave the 21st century behind when you step through the doors at the Bookstore Speakeasy, where you'll likely pass those dressed in modern garb and ladies decked out like flappers.
Listen to the cool sounds of jazz, straight from the '20s and '30s, that will get your feet tapping. Go ahead. Dance one of the popular dances - the Charleston, the Foxtrot, or the Tango - of the '20s.
The drink menu features an assortment of craft beers and wine. Or, opt for a freshly squeezed juice, chilled by hand-carved ice cubes that jingle against the side of the glass.
The Bookstore Speakeasy offers a generous selection of dishes from snacks to large plates. Start off with a snack such as black truffle fries, dumplings, or Bavarian pretzels.
Of course, dinner out is best capped with a delectable dessert. The Bookstore Speakeasy serves ice cream, cinnamon apple cake, and cheesecake creme brûlée.
The Bookstore Speakeasy is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Thursday from 5 p.m. to midnight, and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Have you visited this speakeasy in Pennsylvania? Did you feel as though you’d traveled back in time? Discover more of PA’s fascinating history at the oldest bar in the state.
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