By popular demand: Bars we miss in DC

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Anonymous wrote:Rumors (!!!!)

Haha that place was so gross.

[Anonymous]

Winston's

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Anonymous wrote:Winston's

I remember going to Winston's to drink when I was 18 because that was still the drinking age in the District at the time (VA was 21). Georgetown in the 80s was so much better!

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Anonymous wrote:Tracks

Booyah!

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Sign of the Whale is finally going!

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what was that dive bar on r and 17th? also the one downstairs on U?

[Anonymous]

Crazy Horse.

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Anonymous wrote:Never heard of these places except for the "Old 9:30" club, which is new to me. You guys must be old farts.

Too bad for you. You missed all the fun. Compared to Gen X, Millennials have no idea how to party.

They really, really don't. Sad.

No social media, no internet, no cameras everywhere, no constantly being recorded ... you could have fun in the moment without thinking about whether it was going to ruin your life 30 years from now.

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest loss is the Bayou. I moved away for 8 years and when I moved back it was gone. I always wondered about how that happened - did the community try to save it? It seems the kind of closing that would have caused a big revolt.....

No, the neighbors (such as there were/are) were absolutely thrilled to have it gone.

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Anonymous wrote:So many (blurry, fuzzy) memories here!

My 20-year GW reunion is coming up and a bunch of us have decided that a bar crawl is in order. We'll be visiting the places that are still around and a few that are under new management. My tentative lineup is: Black Rooster, Rumors, Mighty Pint (former Madhatter), Sign of the Whale, Mackey's (formerly Samantha's), Exchange and Bottom Line. Tonic@Quigleys may get a visit too.

I miss seeing reggae and industrial shows at the Roxy, dancing at Chicago's (now Buffalo Billiards) and Anastasia (now Gtown Banana Republic), 3rd Edition, Pall Mall, the DoMe and Odds. (18th amendment closed right before I got to town.) I actually prefer the new 9:30 club to the old one, but I miss 15 minutes. And Tracks. Miss Tracks so much.

Don’t you mean 21st Amendment?

Anyone remember Mr Eagans and the popcorn machine?

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Hammerjacks in Baltimore.

One of THE premier rock/metal/hair-band nightclubs of the 80's-90's.


Now a section of Ravens Stadium is over the spot where nearly all legendary rock acts of the 70's-90's once played. You name them, they played Hammerjacks.

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Not a dive, but the Mayflower Town and Country bar was wonderful with Sam the bartender

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Anybody else remember the Roxy Club?

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody else remember the Roxy Club?

On CT Ave? Yep! Hw about Kilimanjaro’s?

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Patty Boom Boom you are sorely missed.