(Knoxville, IA)
Scooter’s 741st bar, first visited in 2010.
The glare of the sun in this Google Maps Street View image left us with virtually no advance knowledge about this bar. We had narrowed it down to likely being one of these buildings, but with virtually no other online presence we really had little to go on.
Nonetheless we pulled into the parking lot of what turned out to be a tiny motel, and after a moment spotted the bar’s entrance in the white building on the corner.
This was a small room, with a pool table and video slots surrounding a small L-shaped bar. We took the last two available stools in the back corner.
The bartender, a nice woman with a good sense of humor, asked where we were from and wondered how we found her way to the bar. She pointed out that I was sitting next to the pump, and for some reason I responded by inserting my finger into the pump’s spigot. I immediately yanked it back out.
“I should know better than to stick my finger into random holes in an unfamiliar bar,” I said.
“Yeah, you probably shouldn’t stick any part of you in any hole in this place,” she said with a laugh.
Speaking of holes, the sink in the men’s room was stainless steel rounded by a kitchen-like countertop. But, most noteworthy, it was chest-high. We’d soon learn that for some reason that’s a staple in this town.
210 N Lincoln St.
Knoxville, IA 50138
US
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(641) 842-4444
