Michigan-Martin Archive

#1598: Abick’s Bar

Posted on November 2022 | No Comments
(Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1598th bar, first visited in 2022. Now THIS is what looking for good neighborhood dive bars is all about. Easily in my top 5 of all...
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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
A Few Random Favorites
- DJ’s Bar & Grill
  17 July 2009
  (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 624th bar, first visited in 2009. We made it just in time, 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. B ordered a hot ham and cheese sandwich,...
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- Holler House
  07 April 2019
  (Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI) Scooter’s 1327th bar, first visited in 2019. I have been to a ton of dive bars. Up to the point of this writing, I had...
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- Josephine’s Cozy Corner Lounge
  29 August 2014
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1038th bar, first visited in 2014. What a fantastic find! We had all agreed from how it looked on the outside (much like a house) that...
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