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| LAPL Digital Collection. Union Bar, LA, about 1910. |
Reading about the saloon owned by Aladino Giovanetti in yesterday's research sent me down the rabbit hole of news clippings and articles about saloons at the turn of the century in Downtown LA's historic quarter near Olvera Street. This 2017 article from KCET's Lost LA series provides good context to the bars and saloons of the time when Aladino was operating his establishments. The clipping below from 1896 mentions Aladino was arrested for selling liquor on a Sunday and quarreling with his neighbor Frank Aloi.
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| LA Times, 1 Apr 1896. |
An earlier article describes how Bishop Francisco Mora objected to Aladino's permit application for a saloon in 1892. Curiously, a half dozen of police officers spoke on behalf of Aladino and testified to his good character. The second article below helps to place the saloon near the Cathedral of St. Vibiana. Aladino was ultimately able to get the license.
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| LA Herald, 16 Nov 1892. |
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