Scooter's Bar Journal » Creston https://www.scootersbars.com A journal of the many places I have raised a glass or two... or twelve Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:35:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Side Tracked Again https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/side-tracked-again/ https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/side-tracked-again/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:27:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=4671 (Creston, IA)

Scooter’s 117th bar, first visited in 2006.

Side Tracked Again, Creston

Due to the extreme darkness a good picture could not be obtained either outside or inside. But this bar’s most prominent feature was a large Hamm’s bear inside the front window.

Side Tracked Again, Creston

We asked the bartender why it was called “Sidetracked Again”.

“‘Sidetracked’ comes from being next to the railroad tracks. We used to be on the other side, but the city closed us down because they said they needed to build a store there. So then we moved over here and now we’re ‘Sidetracked Again’.”


206 W Union St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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Scooter’s 116th bar, first visited in 2006.

Twilight Zone, Creston

Everything about this place screamed dance club from the outside and we were a bit hesitant, but once inside we saw no prominent signs of a dance floor. Brandon noted that the different font of the letter “W” was likely the only thing making this bar’s logo not be a trademark violation. Both Miller and Bud had sponsored their signage.

Twilight Zone, Creston


129 N Pine St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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(641) 782-8033
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]]> https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/twilight-zone/feed/ 0 Eagles Club Room – Post 1398 https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/eagles-club-room-post-1398/ https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/eagles-club-room-post-1398/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:25:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=4666 (Creston, IA)

Scooter’s 115th bar, first visited in 2006.

Eagles Club Room - Post 1398, Creston

The bar area was quite large and located on the upper level. We think this may have been a members-only place because we were supposed to sign in up front, but no one was looking so B suggested we just stroll in “like we know what we’re doing”. This place had a big, rectangular bar. As we drank our beers we didn’t really notice that the drunken guy from the Montgomery Street Pub was also there.

When we left, that same guy had left seconds ahead of us, and he began to stumble down the stairs. Brandon grabbed him to steady him and he thanked us. He then went into a spiel about how his wife and son had beaten him earlier that night so the police took him to the bars to get him away from then. He pulled up his pants legs to reveal several scrapes and bruises to support his claim. He said that they do it to him all the time. Eventually the topic of where we were from came up and when we said “Kansas City” he got really excited. “No shit?” he began, “my daughter’s a Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader!”

We didn’t believe him, but he insisted. “Come on, they have the posters and she’s on the calendar. I’ll prove it.”

He led us back to the Montgomery Street Pub, where as soon as we stepped in the bartender looked him on the eye and said “No, no more tonight.” “I’m just here to show them the calendar,” replied our new friend. “Oh,” said the bartender, “we don’t have that anymore, it was for last month.” “So is it true?” we asked, “Is his daughter really a Chiefs cheerleader?”

“Yes, she is,” vouched the bartender and several patrons.

After we managed to lose the drunken dude, who now wanted us to go with him to his shop to see the poster he had there, we were going to head on out of town.


300 E Montgomery St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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(641) 782-4215

]]> https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/eagles-club-room-post-1398/feed/ 0 American Legion – Post 70 https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/american-legion-post-70/ https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/american-legion-post-70/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:24:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=4664 (Creston, IA)

Scooter’s 114th bar, first visited in 2006.

American Legion - Post 70, Creston

We munched from styrofoam cups of snack mix and I found that the restroom had the smallest trough-style urinal I had ever seen.


119 N Walnut St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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Scooter’s 113th bar, first visited in 2006.

Montgomery Street Pub, Creston

A fairly small place with an L-shaped bar and a slightly rowdy crowd. One guy was particularly drunk and tossed out a few bucks to buy a shot for a newlywed couple at the other end of the bar.


207 E Montgomery St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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(641) 782-2165

]]> https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/montgomery-street-pub/feed/ 0 Good Time Charley’s https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/good-time-charleys/ https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/good-time-charleys/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:22:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=4660 (Creston, IA)

Scooter’s 112th bar, first visited in 2006.

Good Time Charley's, Creston

This was a fairly large place with a long bar, font and rear entrances, that was split lengthwise with the bar and some dining tables on the south side and a separate overflow dining room on the north side, a split-level a few steps down.


211 N Pine St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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(641) 782-2992

]]> https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/good-time-charleys/feed/ 0 Elms Club https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/elms-club/ https://www.scootersbars.com/2006/08/elms-club/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:21:00 +0000 scooterj http://www.scootersbars.com/?p=4658 (Creston, IA)

Scooter’s 111th bar, first visited in 2006.

Elms Club, Creston

Nice neighborhood spot. L-shaped bar and several booths.


108 N Elm St
Creston, IA 50801
US
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(641) 782-2615
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