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How was the term "speakeasy" created?

According to the History Channel, it comes from the manner in which patrons ordered - the bartender would tell them to be quiet and 'speak easy'. I added this to the article. Tkessler 18:47, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

Can anybody provide source information for this line of the article: "Some discreet venues called smoke-easies have popped up in states such as New York, California, and Massachusetts where smoking marijuana in bars and clubs is prohibited." I live in Boston, MA and this is news to me.

I'd always heard it came from the fact that because anyone in such an establishment was de facto breaking the law already, gangsters and whatnot could "speak easy" about business without worrying about who overheard them. Anyone know if there's any truth to that? Mule Man 18:09, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article misleading?

Am I right in saying that a speakeasy was often masked behind a legitimate business, especially during prohibition, in order to lower the chances of their being raided?

If so, the article makes little mention of it.

I could, of course, be entirely wrong. Ollieha 17:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

No, I think you're right about that. Chavila 20:46, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone have any references, for this then? Or shall I add it anyway? Ollieha 22:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

this article seems to include a bias against Jazz, implies that Jazz music simply came from prohibition. clearly, Jazz stands on it's own. not a user —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.252.110.34 (talk) 18:05, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citations

Should the parenthesis type citations be replaced by wiki-style citations? --SonicEarth (talk) 02:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Corruption?

There's a lot of talk about 'corruption' in this article...it's loaded language. I think a lot of that language should be removed. Niten (talk) 02:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)