Zion Curtain is a glass partition that separate bartenders and customers. According to Associated Press, the term Zion Curtain is a reference to
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the state's religious heritage as the home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which tells its members to abstain from alcohol.
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The purpose of having partition is to make drinking alcohol in public a social taboo. Further, alcohol in restaurants was supposed to be hidden from view until it was served.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104155955

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