Edison's Depression-Era Happy Hour: Grilled Cheese and 35-Cent Cocktails

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This 25-cent ticket gets you a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup.; Credit: Erin BroadleyThis 25-cent ticket gets you a grilled cheese sandwich and a cup of tomato soup.; Credit: Erin Broadley

At the Edison downtown, the Depression is still a happy hour where patrons relax with hot tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches and bargain cocktails. Read more in Erica Zora Wrightson's “Soup Lines and 35-Cent Martinis.”

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