The current bar will soon be replaced. It is showing some signs of wear in places where the Formica has been peeled away. Notice the bar stools? You can see in the 1940s photo there are none. According to our research it was illegal for a municipal to have bar stools. We couldn’t find anything that tells us why, but we have some interesting theories!
A photo from the early days of the Browerville Municipal Liquor Store. The photo was dated December 3, 1941. Believed to be pictured are: Bartenders Frank Mankowski, Roy Chock and Joe Nalezny. Customers Frank Hilmer, Sam May and Mickey Karsten. Others behind them are not identified. Notice that there are no bar stools at the bar.
The Browerville Municipal Liquor Store as it looks today.
The current bar will soon be replaced. It is showing some signs of wear in places where the Formica has been peeled away. Notice the bar stools? You can see in the 1940s photo there are none. According to our research it was illegal for a municipal to have bar stools. We couldn’t find anything that tells us why, but we have some interesting theories!
Browerville Liquor Store is 85 years old . . . Facelifts keep it looking "young"
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by Karin L. Nauber
Did you know that the Browerville Liquor Store was the first one to open in Todd County after the repeal of Prohibition?
According to an article in the Thursday, March 17, 1994 issue of the Browerville Blade, the liquor store was established by the city council on March 1, 1934.
The council at that time had the intention of lowering taxes for the citizens by the revenue that could be created by the business.
But it was back in April of 1933 that the village council passed the ordinance to bring beer back to Browerville. . . .