Decatur City Archive

#102: Poor Boys Lounge

Posted on August 2006 | No Comments
(Decatur City, IA) Scooter’s 102nd bar, first visited in 2006. Lots of dead animals on display, and showers in the restrooms, leading us to believe this used to be a...
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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
- Brickway Brewery & Distillery
  14 October 2023
  (Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1715th bar, first visited in 2023. Since this was directly across the street from Jackson Street Tavern it made sense for this to be our next...
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- Nemo’s Bar
  27 August 2023
  (Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023. And another great historic dive bar! As we approached we were worried we wouldn’t be able to get in because...
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- Berts Pub & Grub
  09 August 2006
  (Afton, IA) Scooter’s 109th bar, first visited in 2006. Afton, Iowa is the former county seat of Union County, and has a nice town square to prove it. While people...
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