URBANDALE, Iowa — When it comes to Joe Hayhoe’s Urbandale home, a hidden bar of bourbon takes you back in time.
“Through this magical door opens up to the Blind Pig. There are days I come down and look at the bar and think that turned out really well,” said Joe as he pushed a hidden button on his Murphy Door brand bookshelf.
Joe along with his wife Moriah’s blessing, created their speakeasy during the pandemic in 2020. Moriah said, “My nagging led to it a little bit. So he was bringing home a lot of whiskey bottles and they were taking up a lot of counter space.”
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The hidden bar is a strong tribute to the historic Prohibition in America when speakeasies and bootleggers provided unlawful opportunities in secret from January 17, 1920, until 1933 when Prohibition was lifted…