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Oldest or most "historic" college town bars.
Posted on 5/1/18 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 5/1/18 at 9:23 pm
I've been hitting up Maxine's on Block Ave with increasing frequency. That got me thinking:
What are your college town's oldest or most "historic" college bars?
Maxines opened in 1950 and is still in the original building, although it has been upgraded to craft cocktails and hipsters the past decade.
George's Majestic Lounge beats it badly, being in constant operation since 1929.
Maxine's (before & after hipsterization)
George's
What are your college town's oldest or most "historic" college bars?
Maxines opened in 1950 and is still in the original building, although it has been upgraded to craft cocktails and hipsters the past decade.
George's Majestic Lounge beats it badly, being in constant operation since 1929.
Maxine's (before & after hipsterization)
George's
This post was edited on 5/1/18 at 9:35 pm
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Posted on 5/2/18 at 7:30 am to wmr
Any Alabama people remember Frank's ?...was a little dive next to the tracks on the west side of Tuscaloosa..
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:11 am to wmr
I miss the old Maxines. There aren't any good dives on Dickson St. anymore darn it.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:32 am to wmr
Group Therapy or Bar None would be the closest ones in Columbia. Both have been around thru generations.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 9:50 am to UpstateCock2007
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Group Therapy or Bar None would be the closest ones in Columbia. Both have been around thru generations.
RIP Jaco's...
Posted on 5/2/18 at 10:19 am to Arksulli
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There aren't any good dives on Dickson St. anymore darn it.
Half of Roger's Rec still exists. Kingfish is a deliberate "dive bar"
Smoke & Barrel is approaching that status. At least they haven't bothered to update or clean it up much since it opened.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 11:18 am to coachcrisp
I think Tuscaloosa has forced out most of the historic college bars. Is Harry's the oldest one left?
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Posted on 5/2/18 at 12:36 pm to Evolved Simian
It’s got to be Harry’s or Gallettes for Ttown. Would love to go get a bucket at Harry’s soon.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 3:17 pm to Evolved Simian
If it's still open. I remember when he opened it. If you never knew Harry (Hammonds), you missed something. I grew up around him...the guy was a legend in Tuscaloosa from high school (early 60s) going forward....played basketball at Alabama.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 3:24 pm to coachcrisp
It's still open, but new owners.
Not sure it's still the hotspot it was for years though. I went in there one Thursday night after a concert at the amphitheater a couple of years ago, and there were only a few people in there.
Jcakie's has been around a while as well.
Not sure it's still the hotspot it was for years though. I went in there one Thursday night after a concert at the amphitheater a couple of years ago, and there were only a few people in there.
Jcakie's has been around a while as well.
Posted on 5/2/18 at 4:22 pm to The Spleen
RIP War Eagle Supper Club -- I was regular there in the 70s when Mr Lambert owned it and it had been going strong since the 50s. Closed a couple of years ago... was a big part of being an Auburn man several decades
Posted on 5/2/18 at 6:49 pm to wmr
We don't really have any "old" bars but Sky smells like mothballs on HC weekend due to the amount of alumni reliving the glory days.
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:38 am to crispyUGA
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RIP Jaco's...
It's reopening soon as The Corner Restaurant and Bar. Drove by it this past weekend and it looks nice. That whole area is almost unrecognizable from when I was in school. I'm starting to miss sketchy Columbia.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 10:15 am to parrothead
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It’s got to be Harry’s or Gallettes for Ttown. Would love to go get a bucket at Harry’s soon.
Harry’s is older than Gallettes by a few years. Gallettes opened about the same time as the Ivory Tusk (Rip).
The Chukker was the real grandaddy of true Tuscaloosa bars, but it's been gone about 15 years now.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 12:01 pm to SCLibertarian
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It's reopening soon as The Corner Restaurant and Bar. Drove by it this past weekend and it looks nice. That whole area is almost unrecognizable from when I was in school. I'm starting to miss sketchy Columbia.
Yeah, "J's Corner", but it isn't Jaco's. I drive by it everyday on my way in to work. Stopped by a few times after really shitty days.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 1:20 pm to Evolved Simian
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I think Tuscaloosa has forced out most of the historic college bars. Is Harry's the oldest one left?
Lees tomb was pretty cool. As was the original Booth.
(And a Solomons sandwich afterwards).
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:39 pm to alphaandomega
Posted on 5/3/18 at 7:47 pm to Tillman
Shut the frick up Tillman
Posted on 5/3/18 at 8:41 pm to wmr
Unfortunately, all of the old bars in Oxford have shut down. The Gin and Forrester’s were a couple of the classics.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 9:31 pm to alphaandomega
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Solomons
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