Among several recent additions to our collection, is this
vintage postcard of the The Old Absinthe House, sent May 1st, 1909.
The front of the postcard is a fairly common image, but what
was written on the back, was quite fascinating as the text reads:
"Absinthe is a great French drink, this is the only place in this country
where they drip it, Holes are worn in the marble, an inch deep."
Another somewhat later version of the same C.B. Mason
postcard was sent to tell of the sender celebrating the night of Repeal of
Prohibition.
The postcard writer mentions: "This is where I spent the night of repeal", "You Have No Idea What Absinthe Does To The
Soft Southern Drawl".
One might wonder whether it was left over pre-ban absinthe,
or perhaps some of Mr. Legendre's early product to toast the end of
prohibition.
It must have been
quite an evening...
