Speakeasies Dry Up: Cops Crack Down on Indy’s Notorious watering Holes

July 28, 1931, will be remembered as a dark day for Indianapolis’ underground nightlife. In a series of raids that left the city’s bootleggers scrambling, police and federal dry agents brought the hammer down on five of the city’s most notorious speakeasies. The operation, dubbed ‘Operation Dry Spell,’ marked a significant victory in the ongoing battle against organized crime in the Hoosier capital.