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P. Chanquet & Son was an extract and syrup company run by Pierre Chanquet and his son Adrien during Prohibition. After the end of Prohibition it became a liquor store.
After Prohibition forced Pierre and his brother to close Chanquet Brothers, Pierre started a business c.1921 at 1613 Telegraph selling supplies for home beverages. It was sometimes listed as H-H Extract & Syrup Co. Although production, sale, etc. of alcoholic beverages was illegal under Prohibition, selling supplies which people could use to make their own was not.
Later they moved to 1914 Telegraph underneath the Roslyn Apartments. Then in 1930, they moved to 2093 Broadway (about 2147 Broadway after West Grand-caused address realignment), just south of where the Breuner Building was built the following year. From the supplies and suppliers listed in a full-page advertorial in 1931, it was clear they were selling supplies for brewing and fermenting. 1
Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, P. Chanquet & Son became a liquor store. The last ad found for it is from December 1936. Presumably Pierre retired, but Adrien was on to the next thing, the Pirates Den Lounge.
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Links and References
- P. Chanquet, Son Celebrate Anniversary of Oakland Firm Oakland Tribune April 25, 1931
