The old-fashioned Speakeasy is alive in well in downtown St. Louis! Enter through the back alley (which is the only respectable way to enter a speakeasy, in my opinion), find “Mad Dog” (who is actually a pretty nice fella) give him the secret password (found on the Thaxton Speakeasy website), and step back in time. Inside, you will find a beautifully restored art-deco building with renderings of lovely pin-up girls from a bygone era. Treasures are to be found both upstairs and downstairs from the main lobby—a balcony overlooks the action and a trip down the stairs reveals a bar and lounge area with many interesting painted details. This is a private event space and is only open to the public when there isn’t an event going on. That’s why one should keep a close eye on its events calendar. There is a weekly Prohibition night that provides “prohibition era pricing” on drinks, the nifty and swell sounds of Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers and a few dancers around to show you how to shake your shimmy or do your best Charleston. Other nights feature modern DJ spins and other events for all walks of life.
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