What Wild West Saloons Were REALLY Like (Hollywood Lied to You)

What Wild West Saloons Were REALLY Like (Hollywood Lied to You) This video looks at what Wild West saloons were actually like, from the first plank bar set up in gold camp tents to the licensing fees that paid town marshals and the dance halls where hurdy-gurdy girls worked. It covers gold dust payments, token coinage, treating customs, card games like faro and keno, and the temperance movement that led to Prohibition and the end of the saloon as an institution. Subscribe for more.