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The '''Dude Saloon and Restaurant''' was located in the [[Webb Building]] on the southwest corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[2nd Avenue North]] from [[1871]] to [[1907]]. The well-furnished bar was located on the ground floor with rooms for boarding guests upstairs. In [[1884]] the restaurant was managed by [[E. Lessing]] while the saloon's proprietor was [[Joe Hochstadter]]. In [[1887]] the Dude Saloon offered "regular meals" for 25 cents. | The '''Dude Saloon and Restaurant''' was located in the [[Webb Building]] on the southwest corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[2nd Avenue North]] from [[1871]] to [[1907]]. The well-furnished bar was located on the ground floor with rooms for boarding guests upstairs. | ||
In [[1884]] the restaurant was managed by [[E. Lessing]] while the saloon's proprietor was [[Joe Hochstadter]]. In [[1887]] the Dude Saloon offered "regular meals" for 25 cents. | |||
Like other saloons of the era, the Dude Saloon issued tokens to customers which could be exchanged for drinks. These tokens are valued by collectors today. | Like other saloons of the era, the Dude Saloon issued tokens to customers which could be exchanged for drinks. These tokens are valued by collectors today. | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 1 June 2014
The Dude Saloon and Restaurant was located in the Webb Building on the southwest corner of 20th Street and 2nd Avenue North from 1871 to 1907. The well-furnished bar was located on the ground floor with rooms for boarding guests upstairs.
In 1884 the restaurant was managed by E. Lessing while the saloon's proprietor was Joe Hochstadter. In 1887 the Dude Saloon offered "regular meals" for 25 cents.
Like other saloons of the era, the Dude Saloon issued tokens to customers which could be exchanged for drinks. These tokens are valued by collectors today.
There was another Dude Saloon in Pratt City, with Will Swain as bartender in 1900.
References
- City Directory of Birmingham and Gazetteer of Surrounding Section for 1884-5 (1884) Volume II. Atlanta, Georgia: Interstate Directory Company
- Pocket Business Directory and Guide to Birmingham, Ala. (1887) - accessed January 16, 2007
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.