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Answers for the Jul's Trade Token
Hello, Thought I would let you know what I've found about the Jul's trade token. Have been told that in both books about Kentucky Trade Tokens this one isn't listed.
Had spent a few days at the library with no luck and was getting disappointed about the whole research thing. Had went through all the City Directories from 1930 to 1960 these are the years that was told to me when trade tokens were popular. Here is where a big THANK YOU goes to my friend Buckleboy. Gave him a call and he instructed me on how to research properly. Said to keep digging and look deeper in the directories going back to the 1800's to hit all the bases for these tokens were used for many years.
Jul's Cafe opened in 1917 in downtown Louisville listed under Saloons until 1919. From 1920 until closing in 1924 was listed under Soft Drinks. As I sat there trying to figure out why there wasn't any Saloon listings from 1920 why or what had changed it finally dawned on me Prohibition. To sum it all up it was at the same address from opening in 1917 until closing sometime in 1924 starting out as a saloon.
Jimmy T
Hello, Thought I would let you know what I've found about the Jul's trade token. Have been told that in both books about Kentucky Trade Tokens this one isn't listed.
Had spent a few days at the library with no luck and was getting disappointed about the whole research thing. Had went through all the City Directories from 1930 to 1960 these are the years that was told to me when trade tokens were popular. Here is where a big THANK YOU goes to my friend Buckleboy. Gave him a call and he instructed me on how to research properly. Said to keep digging and look deeper in the directories going back to the 1800's to hit all the bases for these tokens were used for many years.
Jul's Cafe opened in 1917 in downtown Louisville listed under Saloons until 1919. From 1920 until closing in 1924 was listed under Soft Drinks. As I sat there trying to figure out why there wasn't any Saloon listings from 1920 why or what had changed it finally dawned on me Prohibition. To sum it all up it was at the same address from opening in 1917 until closing sometime in 1924 starting out as a saloon.
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