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See and Hear it! We've put some classic Barsie's moments together for your pleasure
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Barsie's History - Part 2Barselotti's vision would pose a problem, however, because the entire country was bone dry following the Volstead Act of 1920. The town of Amherstt had jumped the gun long before the start of prohibition. Year after year since 1879, Amherst voted to remain alcohol free. In 1933, the 18th Amendment was repealed and taps all over America were flowing again... legally. Now that Amherst would allow alcoholic beverages to be served, andy applied and was granted one of the first liquor licenses in the area. This was literally one week after the end of prohibition. Barsie's was born. Barselotti's Cafe remained at the Knights of Columbus location for nearly 25 years until 1953 when it moved to the "Trott Block" on North Pleasant Street, the former site of Amherst Taxi. By then, the "Cafe" had been dropped from the name and it was renamed "Barselotti's". Andy and his girlfriend Lil operated the bar until the early 1960's when Andy's nephew Ed Corsiglia took over. In 1970, Corsiglia sold Barselotti's to the owner of Mike's Westview Cafe, Eddie Montovani. Barsie's would change hands twice during the 70's - to Don Lamoureux in 1974 and to Bobby Whittemore in 1979.
1. The locationof Barselotti's from 1953 - 2006 |
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