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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!
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Dive bar Archive
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#609: Glur’s Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 609th bar, first visited in 2009. Having opened in 1876, this is the oldest continually-operating bar in Nebraska and one of the oldest in the west.... -
![(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 608th bar, first visited in 2009. This was the busiest bar we’d seen so far today. 2403 11th St Columbus, NE 68601US [launch map] (402) 564-2909](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/imag0717-115x115.jpg "Double T Bar")
#608: Double T Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 608th bar, first visited in 2009. This was the busiest bar we’d seen so far today. 2403 11th St Columbus, NE 68601US [launch map] (402) 564-2909 -
#607: Hot Shotz Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 607th bar, first visited in 2009. 75-cent draws! I discovered I had left my camera in the car so the pictures for this and the next... -
#606: Avenue Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 606th bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this place first because we happened to stumble across it first. We ended up parking the car here... -
#605: Hinkle’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Rising City, NE) Scooter’s 605th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a family run place, enough that children were working behind the counter and had to call for mom... -
#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... -
#603: Sportsman Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Polk, NE) Scooter’s 603rd bar, first visited in 2009. When we got out of the car we were greeted by a cute little scruffy dog named Chloe who was waiting... -
#602: The Independent Club
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Central City, NE) Scooter’s 602nd bar, first visited in 2009. A very big, old bar with all sorts of large, inflatable objects hanging from the ceiling. 417 G St Central... -
#600: White Horse Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 600th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a good, basic roadhouse-style dive. There was a menu and the food smelled good, but we had leftover... -
#595: Upper Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 595th bar, first visited in 2009. Entering this place was kind of strange, we walked down a smelly, carpeted hallway though a series of glass doors,... -
#594: BT’s Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 594th bar, first visited in 2009. We had to drive around the building to get to the parking lot, and we noticed several people... -
#593: Pam’s Pub & Grub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 593rd bar, first visited in 2009. The front area was a buffet style restaurant, serving up all-you-can-eat fried chicken. It smelled really good and... -
#591: Korner Still Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Hampton, NE) Scooter’s 591st bar, first visited in 2009. This is about as incognito as a bar can get. Circling around the block a few times we deduced that this... -
#590: Hoffman’s Cafe & Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bradshaw, NE) Scooter’s 590th bar, first visited in 2009. Bonus Bar! We have now established the First Law Of Rural Nebraska Barfinding. Grain towers of suitable size = bar in... -
#589: Midway Cafe & Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(York, NE) Scooter’s 589th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a long, narrow space that was well lit. It was really more grill than bar, the actual bar was... -
#587: First Street Bar & Grill/American Legion Post 49
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 587th bar, first visited in 2009. After The Bullet Hole there really wasn’t much to say about this place, it was pretty plain, but it had some... -
#586: Bullet Hole
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a... -
#584: Spare Time Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Seward, NE) Scooter’s 584th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bowling alley bar but was pretty isolated from the bowling, enough to give it its own personality. It... -
#583: DJ’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Staplehurst, NE) Scooter’s 583rd bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t 100% sure if there would be a bar here or not, our research had given us an iffy impression... -
#582: Lou & Mary Anne’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bee, NE) Scooter’s 582nd bar, first visited in 2009. Luckily for us, Lou and Mary Ann were awake and doing business. This place felt like a perfect small town gathering... -
#581: Merle’s Food & Drink
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Emerald, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 581st bar, first visited in 2009. I think we were the day’s first customers, though more began trickling in. There was no shortage of service, we...
