Downtown Archive

#993: The Hitch’n Post

Posted on August 2013 | No Comments
(Downtown, Stella, NE) Scooter’s 993rd bar, first visited in 2013. This was a nice little small town bar in a very cool looking old building. The bartender, as well as...
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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
- Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint
  26 November 2010
  (Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 853rd bar, first visited in 2010. Something about this bar caught my eye earlier in the evening, and I just had to see more. We entered...
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- Voodoo Lounge
  23 May 2025
  (Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1835th bar, first visited in 2025. This is the other bar in the New Orleans Hotel, at street level and tucked away in the back...
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- Winslow’s City Market Barbecue
  07 September 2005
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 30th bar, first visited in 2005. BBQ restaurant with a separate bar on the other side of the kitchen. The bar opens to the largest...
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