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Monday, July 21, 1952  

The Bluff City brewery in Alton, Illinois closes its doors. It had never modernized its refrigeration system after the repeal of Prohibition, and the old steam powered unit proved too costly to replace for the struggling brewery.

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The Bluff City Brewing Company, Alton, Illinois, USA

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