Pabst Depot (1911-1920) Pendergast Distributing Company
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Following the construction of Union Station, Pabst built a two-story depot. At that time, the company owned and operated several saloons throughout the city, a common practice that was made illegal as part of the compromise legislation that repealed prohibition. Tom Pendergast took control of the Pabst operation here, distributing the cereal beverages made by Pabst and other brewers during prohibition and likely operating bootlegging operation from this location.
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H. James Maxwell and Bob Sullivan. Hometown Beer - A History of Kansas City's Breweries. Kansas City, MO. Omega Innovative Marketing, 1999.