Atwood Archive

#828: Kel’s Place

Posted on November 2010 | No Comments
(Downtown, Atwood, IL) Scooter’s 828th bar, first visited in 2010. This small-town bar is almost completely absent from the internet. I could find no information other than that it exists....
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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
- B.B. King’s Blues Club
  26 November 2010
  (Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 851st bar, first visited in 2010. Our next stop on Beale Street was packed. There was a cover charge, but it was only $3 and I...
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- Marge’s Bar
  22 August 2024
  (Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —...
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- Chuck’s Bar
  02 June 2011
  (North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 882nd bar, first visited in 2011. This was the first bar we spotted after descending the steps to the riverfront. It’s a quirky, funky...
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