3 Feet From The Bar in 1976

Posted on: Thursday February 19, 2009
Posted in: In The Know

Here’s a little bit of fun cocktail party trivia, inspired by my recent dinner at the lovely Silvermine Tavern in Norwalk, where there is a petite, wooden mannequin with a red cape positioned next to the bar. You may actually see something similar in old inns and taverns throughout Fairfield County, and here’s why: up until as recently as 1976 –>> that’s right, as in disco days << — it was CT state law that women could not stand within 3 feet of a bar. So that mannequin used to serve as the reminder. STEPFORD, anyone????????

Okay, so this is what I’m pretty sure the bartender told me the year was … is there a lawyer in the house who can confirm that date? It’s really kind o funbelievable to me!

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