Pretty common to use designated drivers before ubers. Every bar would also be able to call a cab for you, at least for bars that would have rideshare coverage today.
My dad had to get a cab for one of his bar staff and take them to a hospital back in the 90s because he only thought to tell the management, on the re-opening night, that he was a haemophiliac - after he'd cut himself on a broken glass, and reminded himself he was a haemophiliac.