Thursday, March 22, 2018

This is kinda cool. Thrilllist recently did an article on the oldest bars in every state.

Florida: The Palace Saloon on Amelia Island, 1903. Florida isn’t designed for longevity, but The Palace Saloon holds strong. It’s, well, palatial. It was built in 1903 with the help of Adolphus Busch (yes, that Busch), and made its name as the last American tavern to officially close during Prohibition. It proudly carries the title of “Florida’s oldest saloon in the same place, under the same name.” An honorable mention is the Green Parrot Bar in Key West, which opened as a grocery in 1890. The drinking in the back was originally only for locals, but it officially became a bar in the mid-1900s. Today it has a super sketchy live webcam pointed at the bar.

The Palace Saloon is where Crescendo Amelia did their latest promo video featuring Marah Lovequist and, of course, Reed, which gives me an excellent excuse to put up that video again.

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