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#1795: Gaslight Saloon

Posted on August 2024 | No Comments
(Emerson, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1795th bar, first visited in 2024. I fully expected this to be a dive bar, but I guess I was…. gaslighted… because it most definitely...
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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
- The Cloak Room
  26 August 2022
  (Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1564th bar, first visited in 2022. I wanted to visit at least one true honest to goodness local dive bar while we were hear, and all...
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- The Bulldog
  11 May 2004
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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- Elephant Room
  25 November 2022
  (Downtown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1594th bar, first visited in 2022. We knew our companion would still be needing some more nap time at the hotel, so we headed on over...
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