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The Chronicles Of America's Vanishing Smalltown Saloons

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Updates

Greetings!

 Thanks to everyone who has emailed and commented during the last year or two.  My inactivity in updating was a result of finally completing a life goal I had.  Now that this phase of my education is completed I will have more time to get on and write about my adventures and experiences.

Some recent updates:

• 1001: The Ceremony at Hannahoe's Grave will be featured in the March 2010 issue of Berks County Living magazine (www.berkscountyliving.com).  They may be using a photograph of the painting that was commissioned to honor old Tom.

• 1001: Review of Patsy Fagan's Irish Pub (Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA). I really liked this place and the owner was hard at work behind the bar.

• 0909: White Swan (Lancaster Co, PA)

• 0909: "BooBoo" - legendary owner of Reading's BooBoo's Tavern (Berks Co., PA) has passed away. This fellow was a stitch and I will always remember sitting in his bar and looking to the right into his kitchen

To Read The Reviews:

The first map shows counties that contain reviews. To go to that county simply click on it on the second map.

 Rest In Peace  Taverns that have passed on

 Beer is good.

T-shirts are good.

T-shirts about beer EVEN BETTER!

Click on the link to the right for some great beer-themed shirts!!

Screen printed and Made in the USA!

Read the story of one of America's most fascinating traditions -

The tale of  Tom Hannahoe and the Hannahoe's Grave Memorial Service

It's all about friendship, beer, music and a love of country

Save Iron City!

www.iheartpgh.com

www.drinkironcity.com

Frederick Lauer was a incredible man who loved beer.

Hundreds of people traveled by train from New York City to unveil a statue in Penn's Common in his honor. Today almost nobody has heard of him. Even www.findagrave.com refused to list him as a "famous" burial.

 Don't let his memory fade away.

Lew Bryson writes great books and blogs about  breweries.  His TV special is a hoot.  He takes beer very, very seriously and has forgotten more about beer than I ever have a desire to learn. His best quote is:  

"Knowing when to fold is the key; you only get so much liver in this life, and there’s no good reason to waste it on sub-par booze"

Read Lew's sagely comments and buy a book or two

Lancaster505 - Done Working At 5, In The Bar By 5:05! 

What a bunch of happy drunkards.

Check out the websites and come out to a social sometime!

FLABONGO

Quite possibly the coolest beer bong ever

www.flabongo.com

mylifeoncraft  (beer that is)

www.mylifeoncraft.com

This Brooklyn girl really knows her beer!

MappyHour is a nifty Google Maps-based creation that pinpoints bars and their happy hours.

Add what info you know and help out your fellow suds seekers!

One Cold Hand  has nothing to do with bars or beer but it is such an odd project.... started by a female in Pittsburgh who pondered why she so often saw a single glove laying along a road or in some public place.  The site posts photos of these lonely gloves and tries to reunite them with their lost owners.  It is also the basis of an artsy project that she is doing.  Oddly, as soon as I saw this site I started seeing solo gloves... about 5 or 6 in the past month or so.  The photo to the left is one that I found in a park across from Geno's Steaks in Philly.

Bayview Inn, McLaren's Irish Pub

Adamstown Transfer Company , American Bar & Grill , B&B Restaurant & Lounge, Blockhouse Tavern, Bowmansville Inn Restaurant & Pub, Brendee's Cafe, Brunnerville Hotel, Camelot Inn, Chancey's Pub, Cocalico Tavern, Conestoga Restaurant & Bar, Dad's Bar & Grill, Dietz's Bar, Denver House, Dirty Ol Tavern, Dolly's Inn, Doughboy, Dutchmaid Motel, Edgewater, End Zone Sports Bar, Frogtown Cafe, Fulton Bar  Restaurant, Bubba's Greenbriar Cafe, Helen's Corner Bar,  Hideaway Bar, Hilltop Inn, Jack's Family Tavern, Kelsey's Pub, Lancaster Brewing Company, Lazy K Lounge, Maggie's Bar & Grill , Molly's Pub, T&E Mountain Top Inn, 915 Cafe, O'Halloran's Irish Pub & Eatery,Paris Pub, Parkview Hotel, Penguin Hotel & Bar, Q's Duke on Liberty Bar & Grill, Rawhide Saloon & Eatery, Reinholds Tavern, Ritz on Main (old), Ritz on Main (new),  River Street Cafe, Rock Hill Tavern, Shamrock Cafe, Shank's Tavern, Shooters Crossing Bar & Grill, Smith's Hotel, Stoudt's Brewing Company, Tantra, Terre Hill Tavern, Tiki Barn at Barnee's (at the Olde Lincoln House), Tilted Kilt, T.J. Rockwell's, Union Barrel Works, Valentino's Cafe, Vinola's Restaurant and Bar,  Wahtney's, Watering Trough Restaurant & Lounge, White Swan, Zia Maria

Batdorf Restaurant, Blue Bird Inn, Boyer's Cafe, (Rick's) Chat-A-While, Cheers, Colebrook Tavern, Conner's Tavern, (Fat Bob's) Corvette Bar & Grill, Farmers Hope, Fatt Boys Steakhouse & Tavern, Fenwick Tavern & Restaurant, Franklin House, Franz's Tavern, Fredericksburg Tavern, Frogs Hollow, Gary's Sports Bar & Grill, Justine's Place, Kleinfeltersville Hotel & Tavern, Limey's Pub,  Maple Street Cafe, Moose's Landing Zone, Pa's Place, Quentin Tavern, Rising Sun, Speck's Cafe, Steppin' Out,  Thoroughbreds, Vinny's Goodtimes

Commix Hotel, Hometown Heroes, Jimmy's Place,Liberty Street Tavern, JP O'Malleys, Old Brewery Tavern, Your Welcome Inn

Mergo's Wonder Bar

Waterville Hotel

Blue Ridge Hotel, Major Purpose (now Mustang Inn),  Maroon's Sports Bar & Grill, Michael B's, Mustang Inn, O'neal's Pub, Peacock Bar, Pep's Pub & Hotel, Wooden Keg Tavern

An Poitin Stil, Lee's Tavern, Maryland Line Inn

Inn 74, Pandemonium Bar & Grill, Shermans Creek Inn, Welcome Inn, White Oak Tavern

Coyle's Cafe, Finnegans Wake, Kellian's Tavern, Kildares Manayunk, McGillin's Old Ale House, Paddy's Olde City Pub,

Doodle Ranch Inn, McCoy's Place, Montour Hotel, Stardust Lounge

Germania Hotel, Waldheim Bar & Restaurant

Irelands Four Courts, J. Brian's Taproom, Sullivan's Restaurant & Tavern