Downtown Archive

#539: The Pool Hall

Posted on April 2009 | No Comments
(Downtown, Platte City, MO) Scooter’s 539th bar, first visited in 2009. We actually came to Platte City expecting to visit Outlaws, but we found that place long gone (it’s something...
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Welcome!
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
- Dew Drop Inn
  24 August 2013
  (Downtown, Hiawatha, KS) Scooter’s 997th bar, first visited in 2013. Kansas’s “Beer Bars” (also known as “3.2 Bars” or “CMB Bars”) are almost always unexpected treats. Since they are licensed...
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- J and J Roadhouse
  22 November 2008
  (Belton, MO) Formerly Jaudon Hideout Scooter’s 511th bar, first visited in 2008. This was a surprising find. Who’d have expected to find a bar at 203rd & Holmes? And how...
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- Zoo Bar
  09 June 2006
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Open Monday thru Saturday, 11am to 1:30am. Mon-Thurs call ahead before arriving late as it sometimes closes at 11pm during the week if it’s slow. Scooter’s...
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