Platte Ridge Archive

#957: Arthur’s Lounge

Posted on October 2012 | No Comments
(Platte Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 957th bar, first visited in 2012. This is a bar that I was supposed to visit way back in 2006, but as I was...
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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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  05 October 2024
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- Back Door Lounge
  02 December 2006
  (River Bend, MO) Scooter’s 208th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a tiny dive bar on the back side of a gas station at 291 & 210 Hwys. Access...
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- Bang Brewing Company
  31 March 2023
  (South St. Anthony Park, St Paul, MN) Scooter’s 1624th bar, first visited in 2023. This was originally planned to be my last brewery of the night. It was a late...
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