Downtown Archive

#1825: Grassroots Garden Lounge

Posted on November 2024 | No Comments
(Downtown, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1825th bar, first visited in 2024. While I was circling around the block after leaving the brewery I noticed this cocktail bar and decided to check...
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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
- Elements
  16 August 2019
  (Downtown Square, Newark, OH) Scooter’s 1362nd bar, first visited in 2019. This is the hotel bar for the Doubletree in downtown Newark, though it has a separate entrace so it’s...
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- Barrymore’s
  19 June 2021
  (Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...
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- Monowi Tavern
  06 July 2024
  (Monowi, NE) Scooter’s 1754th bar, first visited in 2024. On the last day of this vacation we took back roads and dropped down into northeastern Nebraska, specifically to visit the...
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