Comments on: Mid-Week History: DeKalb Drinking Laws Question

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:23:42 +0000

The Belks building also extends toward Church Street, as well the arm that goes to Sycamore that houses part of Several Core Dancers.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:22:20 +0000

The one with Sammiches on the ground floor and Eddie’s upstairs.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:58:04 +0000

’71 sounds right about liquor sales. I think beer/wine package sales might have been allowed a bit earlier — perhaps the very late ’60s. I know that in the 50s and most of the 60s, when we lived in S. DeKalb (Columbia/Glenwood area) my dad had to drive to Candler Road for beer. There were several establishments placed specifically on the west side of the street (a few feet inside the Atl. city limits) to service the vast swath of suburbia that remained dry.

By: Veg

Veg — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:22:18 +0000

cool! Which building is the Belk building?

By: Walt Drake

Walt Drake — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:57:06 +0000

Executive Club was a private club but it chose not to serve alcohol until much later.