In the 19th century, the Belair Rd. corridor found in the northeast section of the city had 19 breweries! All on one road! Each brewery had its own beer garden. They were located there because of proximity to the nearby grain farms outside the city line, and the malt warehouses in the southeast portion of the city.
Beer apparenty ruled in the 19th century. Belair Rd.'s still there; the breweries ain't.
Man, I was born 100 years too late.
Yeah, but how many "driving (buggy) under the influence" or "drunk (buggy) driver accidents" were there in that area at that time? :)
Blame it on the horsies. :)
I just purchased a book about the breweries of eastern Ohio, and it seems as if every small town had one. There are pictures of labels, and other paraphanalia, and it seemed as the breweries set the standard for advertising design. I guess people then drank with their eyes also, rather than their tastebuds.
Tom
I believe the Maryland Historic Society bulletin had a piece on local breweries a couple of years back.
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