Downtown Archive

#1045: 5th Street Bar & Grill

Posted on August 2014 | No Comments
(Downtown, Pittsburg, KS) Scooter’s 1045th bar, first visited in 2014. The third stop in our 9-states-in-1-day pub crawl, representing Kansas. We hadn’t taken into account that some of these small...
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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.

This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!

--ScooterJ
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  08 July 2023
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- Tartan Inn
  31 December 2023
  (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...
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- Full Moon Bar & Grill
  26 November 2008
  (Vandalia, IL) Scooter’s 519th bar, first visited in 2008. Been in business since 1988. Friendly local dive with pool table, jukebox, and an aquarium behind the bar. 120 S 6th...
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