A bar or tavern where alcoholic drinks are served, especially historically in the American West.
From French 'salon' (large room), derived from Italian 'salone' (augmentative of 'sala'). Adopted into American English in the 1800s specifically for frontier drinking establishments.
Saloons were the internet of the Old West—places where information, rumors, and business deals spread faster than official channels, making them central to settlement growth and local power dynamics.
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