Lawson Archive

#499: Lawson Tavern

Posted on August 2008 | No Comments
(Lawson, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called “Papa J’s Bar & Grill” Scooter’s 499th bar, first visited in 2008. The fact that...
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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
- Black Apple Crossing
  13 October 2019
  (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened...
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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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- Nancy Whiskey
  27 August 2023
  (North Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1696th bar, first visited in 2023. An absolutely amazing 120+ year old neighborhood dive bar just outside of downtown Detroit! Inside there’s an antique phone...
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