Specifically what were people paying (inflation adjustments would help). I'm watching Boardwalk Empire for probably the 5th time all-the-way through and was just curious. Was the average Joe hurting his pockets for a drink?
there was a thread awhile ago where /u/Verrytas linked to a menu in a speak easy
http://calumet412.com/post/17114315378/prohibition-era-speakeasy-menu-c1926-chicago
drinks were .25-.75 cents in 1926, well within a reach of middle americans. Im basing this on the depart of labor study of wages in 1924
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106020105737;view=1up;seq=12