Old Detroit Bars

[Bodybagging]

Notimpressed~ I ventured into the Freer Bar once but dont recall a return visit.

[ggores]

Took the folks to Gold Dollar for they 45th wedding anniversary, had a blast, this be in, oh, 1998 I reckon, and they had that hot waitress there too, place was very smokey. Dad has millions of stories having lived downtown in the 50's & 60's and playing pool in all those bars. Jumbo's is another sweet place and fine establishment where the beer was always cold and most times - free. I think it closed now.

[drjeff]

Took the folks to Gold Dollar for they 45th wedding anniversary, had a blast, this be in, oh, 1998 I reckon, and they had that hot waitress there too, place was very smokey. Dad has millions of stories having lived downtown in the 50's & 60's and playing pool in all those bars. Jumbo's is another sweet place and fine establishment where the beer was always cold and most times - free. I think it closed now.

I haven't been in Jumbo's myself but I drive by there often and it is still open. The building even got a new coat of green paint recently.

[EastsideAl]

Jumbo's is still very much open. The last survivor of the once-infamous Third Ave. strip, although as indicated above it's a pretty different place from the old days.

Sweetheart had those old high-backed bar stools from the '70s that you used to see around town. Allowed you to almost hide in the bar. The place always seemed to smell vaguely of vomit though.

[Frenchy]

Ugh! The smell of vomit and stale beer seemed to permeate the woodwork of those old corridor bars. the restrooms were even worse!