The 1:00 bar closing time was quietly underrated, though. I mean, it sucked mostly but needing to get to the bars relatively early wasn't always bad. Plus, the early closing time pretty much put post-bar house parties in full motion, where your odds of getting something done rose exponentially.
The 2:30 close put a big dent in the post-bar house party, a quintessential college soiree imo.
Midnight closing in Richmond. But the start early was key. Bars close at midnight have some things lined up and then off to the house party. House party is where things got done. People can bag on it but I mean you were drinking the same amount of time no matter when the bars closed.