…and to all of the above, you can add the city of Evanston, Illinois, the very home of the WCTU, and a town that had been dry since its inception. Holiday Inn came in here several years ago, but only with the provision that they could get a liquor license - I belive it was the first one ever issued by the city. That led to what is now a pretty nice little boom in restaurants here. However, we still have remnants of the blue laws: in most places that sell liquor, you have to order food, too. You can’t just stop in for a drink. And some of the establishments have very nice atmosphere, lovely bars for sitting and chatting, etc. But, when you go in, they tell you you have to order food or no booze. (The WCTU, for the ininformed, is the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.) The missionaries strike again.