The story
'The best bar in the world that I know about' - Roger Ebert. Walls covered in lewd political nude paintings of Palin, Putin, and Kim Jong Un, created by the painter who owns the bar.
Everything that was here
- 1958–present · still open
Old Town Ale HouseDive Bar
'The best bar in the world that I know about' - Roger Ebert. Walls covered in lewd political nude paintings of Palin, Putin, and Kim Jong Un, created by the painter who owns the bar.
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