Saloons
Saloons are public drinking establishments that primarily serve alcoholic beverages and often meals and lodging. The term derives from the French salon, meaning a large room for social gatherings, and entered English in the early modern period to describe public rooms in homes and inns. From the mid-19th century, in the United States, the word came to denote a specific type of bar common in towns and especially in the frontier and mining camps, distinguished by a long wooden bar, swinging doors, spittoons, and sometimes gambling tables or entertainment.
In the American West, saloons functioned as social hubs for men; they offered conversation, news, and political
Typical features include a long bar, rows of stools, and a partially segregated interior that could include
Decline came with Prohibition and shifting urban leisure patterns, but the term persists in some regions and