How do you get into American Legion North Post 116?
We have not confirmed it. American Legion North Post 116 is in the directory because it calls itself a speakeasy, and that is the whole of what we can stand behind about its door.
The drinks at American Legion North Post 116
How the venue describes itself: “Chartered by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, advocating for service members, veterans, families, youth, and communities.” (from its own website, retrieved 9 October 2026)
Beyond what the venue publishes we have not verified a list, so what follows is the period rather than the bar: Sidecar, Boulevardier, and Vieux Carré are all drinks of this era, and each links to its origin and its build.
Where American Legion North Post 116 sits
American Legion North Post 116 is in Avalon, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, in the Mid-Atlantic of the United States.
This is currently the only verified hidden bar our directory lists in Avalon. If you know another, tell us.
Pennsylvania holds 71 listed venues in this directory. See them all on our Pennsylvania speakeasy guide.
Prohibition in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania came under national prohibition on 17 January 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment took effect and the Volstead Act defined an intoxicating beverage as anything above one half of one per cent alcohol — a threshold strict enough to close breweries that had expected to survive.
More on the period in our history of Prohibition in Pennsylvania.
Planning a visit
You can reach American Legion North Post 116 by phone on (412) 766-9967, through its own website, and on Instagram, Facebook, and X.
The address is 327 S Home Ave, Avalon, PA 15202. Open in Google Maps.
What we have confirmed
For American Legion North Post 116 we hold street address, telephone number, official website, and social accounts. We do not yet hold opening hours, a published drinks list, an online booking link, or a listed-building record.
It is in the directory because the description in the source data describes it as a speakeasy.
Overture Maps carries this venue; OpenStreetMap has no matching record.
The source data classifies the premises as a bar.