Downstairs at the Barfield

The Barfield Hotel in Amarillo has a speakeasy that dates back to the 1920s. It was known then as the Paramount Recreation Club. To get to it, you follow the six-shooter and bullet trail to the basement and go to a cigarette machine. Pull the lever under the Paramount brand of cigarettes and the speakeasy opens.“This is what it looked like,” says Kelsey Pratt, hotel sales manager. ?...

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