Central Topeka Archive

#1112: 6th Street Back Door

Posted on August 2015 | No Comments
(Central Topeka, Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 1112th bar, first visited in 2015. What a unique and unexpected find. This was tacked on as a last second replacement after another bar was...
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Welcome!
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
A Few Random Favorites
- Stand-Up Frank’s
  12 August 2006
  (North Side, Minneapolis, MN) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Painted lime green, redecorated with a zombie theme, shows horror movies, and now called “Donny...
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- It’ll Do
  15 November 2010
  (Arcola, IL) Scooter’s 826th bar, first visited in 2010. There we’re two bars (that we know of) in Arcola, about a block apart, but we had time for only one....
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- Evergreen Farm Brewing
  30 December 2023
  (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...
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