January 2nd
Day two of my Project 365 - so I took a stroll along memory lane (Main & Terminal) and dropped by my early 1970's haunt - The American Hotel.
Ahhhh...the good old days.
Quarter beers, cigarette smoke, beer soaked terry-cloth table covers, Doobie Brothers on the juke box, and who could forget the great 11.00pm fights? - and those were just the girls!
Unfortunately, I was also busted there for underage drinking - and now, sadly, the doors to the American Hotel are closed.
The ironic part of this photo is, back then we would have never imagined forking over $2.00 for a glass of beer.
Times change....
1 comment:
Ah Tom, The 25 cent beer. When Stephen first arrived FOB he was invited to go to the pub with the railway guys to a place much like the one described. He ordered "one" beer. Needless to say he was almost laughed out of the pub. They took pity on him and taught him that you "have" to order beer in twos and perferably at least six at a time. Those terry cloth table tops were just there to keep the tablefull of beer from spilling when you stagger off to the washroom.
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