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Old, some here some gone

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Sadly none here could have imbibed at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, as it burned down in 1781
But Sean's bar in Athlone Ireland is still standing, and if the records be true, it poured its first dram in 900CE, though some have disputed that, but the Bingley Arms in Bardsey UK opened its doors in 953 CE, on this side of the pond, there's Heinhold's First and Last Chance in Oakland Ca. in which Johnny Heinhold began pour Whiskey in 1883, among many notables Jack London was a regular, then there's Smith's Union Bar on Hotel Street in Honolulu, which began pouring in 1934, and on the other side of our nation is McSorley's in New York opened 1853

When happy Drunkards were first getting smashed at Sean's, England didn't have it's first king, (Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939 when he died. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England)

Viking traders, or raiders could, and likely did drink in both Sean's and the Bingley Arms, when McSorley's opened the U.S. Civil War hadn't happened and Honest Abe was still in the Whig party, when Johnny Heinhold opened his doors, the gunfight at the OK Coral had just happened, when the Empire of Japan made a serious miscalculation and bombed Perl Harbor, U.S. Navy Sailors had been getting bombed at Smith's for seven years.

Any great historical bars that you all like?

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great read...and yeah quite a few old pubs near me..the oldest I know of from my town is Ye Olde Man & Scythe which has records dating back to 1251 but could be older...At the very least this means it would have been around just a few years after the Magna Carta was signed and would have been around during the end of the crusades.

In (slightly) more recent history in 1651 the Earl of Derby who was a powerful feudal lord was taken from inside the tavern and executed out front for his part in the Bolton massacre. There is a chair in the pub that he sat on...It has a plaque saying "15th October 1651 In this chair James 7th Earl of Derby sat at the Man and Scythe Inn, Churchgate, Bolton immediately prior to his execution".

It is a decent boozer as well...has great local beer and cider.

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Stand Up Frank’s. It was one of the better and more notorious dives of Minneapolis. A brick box located in the heart of a creepy, old industrial district along the Mississippi River, Stand Up Frank’s started as a watering hole for the shift workers of the nearby factories and shipping terminal. It eventually became known as "the stiffest pour in town" where a man with a $10 bill was guaranteed the gift of stupor.

Chris E. of Portland, OR posted a great description of the place online:
No chairs, no tables, no ashtrays. There's a bar with a couple stools and a back bar. One big empty room for drinking.

The can looks like a prison. Everything in there is stainless steel with a drain in the middle.

The drinks will curl or straighten your hair, whichever is most apropos. Beer? Not on tap, nancy.

This place is NOT for amateurs. Frat boys, hipsters, party girls or pretty much anyone that's not a professional alcoholic should probably steer clear.
Sadly, this cultural treasure closed over a decade ago now, replaced by some bullshit, zombie themed hipster joint with stupidly overpriced drinks. I miss the days of lowballs filled to the rim with rail whiskey and watching a guy get stabbed in an argument over a bag of pretzels. Apparently there was good reason for them spreading sawdust over the floor.
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