What was it and how strictly was it enforced? (As far as getting into bars)
2007-07-26 07:32:45 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah 5 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
The drinking age was 18 but the average age of drinkers in a bar on the weekends was about 16. The law was not strictly enforced. There was at times a raid. A bunch of cops would barge in all at once and catch a bunch of people and send them all to court and give the owner a fine and that was it. The kids who went to court would have to go to some classes and were showed videos of people in accidents and stuff. But not a lot was done. DWI wasn't enforced as much either.
2007-07-26 07:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by thomas m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was 18 and somewhat loosely enforced.
If you were a guy, a draft card was the preferred form of ID then a DL neither of which by the way had the owners photo on them.
If you were a 17 year old guy with a good amount of facial hair ,the phony draft card was almost never needed.
Most kids my age didn't go into bars so that we could drink but rather so that we could listen to live music. Weed and hashish were really cheap then ,so most kids got just got stoned first and walked into the club and then only drink the required minimum while they were there.
2007-07-26 08:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 60s, it was 18. Then in the late 70s, they bumped it up to 19. A few years later 21 years old. That's where it stands today.
2007-07-26 11:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18 and it was loose. I remember in the mid 70's if you went into a bar with a bunch of people and one guy flashed an ID everybody got to drink.
2007-07-26 09:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by joe s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18. Back then, an id didn't always have a picture, so you could easily make your own.
2007-07-26 09:25:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋