Shelby Archive

#604: Shelby Hotel

Posted on July 2009 | No Comments
(Shelby, NE) Scooter’s 604th bar, first visited in 2009. I later found a notation in an earlier draft of my guide book for this trip: Also check out the local...
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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
- Little Bar
  10 April 2009
  (Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 551st bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t sure if this was really open or not, the Google Maps Street View did not look promising. But, because...
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- Susie’s Place
  15 July 2011
  (St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Frank’s Tavern Scooter’s 903rd bar, first visited in 2011. There was a little bit of tension in the air when we first stepped inside, and I’m...
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- The Den
  29 November 2013
  (Bell City, MO) Formerly a gas station Scooter’s 1005th bar, first visited in 2013. When I began planning my Black Friday pub crawl, I knew I would be limited in...
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