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THE CONCERT SALOON REFORM.; Prolongation of the Eclipse The Status Quo Maintained Waiting for the Constitutionality of the Law to be Tested Judge Barnard to Decide To-day, & c.
The Concert Saloon case An Unlooked for Result. Share full article. May 6, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 6, 1862, Page 2 Buy Reprints.
A concert saloon is exactly what it sounds like, a watering hole where New Yorkers could catch low-end theatre, drink liquor, and dance. Harry Hill’s was one of the most famous of these ...