What Were Wild West Saloons Really Like

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• WA

  @WAVE0025 · 5 years ago

  All I know is that Dutch always has a plan

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  @thinkfiend · 5 years ago

  Saloons in reality: mostly chill sometimes violent <br><br>Saloons in movies: guy walks in asking for a drink random gunfight breaks out

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  @cookncrook6902 · 5 years ago

  I frequent a still standing Saloon from the 1800s. The same wood floors, and structure. The bar has newspaper clips from the 1800s covered in epoxy to protect and display them. I really enjoy the atmosphere there over other bars in the area.

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• ZE

  @zeykriid · 5 years ago

  As a resident of Northern Nevada, I would like to point out that a lot of old saloons are still in operation in Virginia City. Not to mention that gambling and brothels are not outlawed in Nevada, so we’ve got plenty of, for lack of a better term, “modern saloons” where you can gamble while you drink at the bar and then go to bed with a worker of the night afterwards.

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  @TheRealJaneSeymour · 5 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Throw a drink InTo her&quot; said a true man... 😭

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  @c.r.5106 · 4 years ago

  If anyone is looking for a good book that describes saloon and frontier life, George Hand&apos;s diary is an excellent resource. He was a saloon keeper in Tucson from 1874-1877 and witnessed many famous events during that time.

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• DJ

  @DJTXD123 · 5 years ago

  I never understood in films when a cowboy says, &quot;gimme a drink&quot; and no one ever pays for their drink

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• JA

  @jaredmccormick · 5 years ago

  I&apos;ve always imagined the whiskey at those saloons was absolutely gut wrenching.

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• HA

  @haazadog · 5 years ago

  I recognize one of the saloons featured. It&apos;s in Deadwood, S.D. &nbsp;We went there on our Honeymoon 46 yrs ago. Awesome place to visit. There is an entire block (or 2) set up exactly like the 1800&apos;s. Employees wore the clothes of that era. Dirt roads, horses, sassafrass...

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• BE

  @BeerAndWarcraft · 5 years ago (edited)

  Ah the good old days. You know, when you could leave your house, socialize and drink with other people

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• VI

  @vibefrog2177 · 5 years ago

  &quot;what´s your job?&quot;<br>&quot; im a mixologist&quot;<br>&quot;sounds fancy, where do you work at?&quot;<br>&quot;the stripclub down the street&quot;

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  @thesalty_mandalorian1776 · 4 years ago

  Whiskey Row in Preskitt, AZ. The most famous saloon? The Palace A-1 or A-1 Palace; the Earps and Doc were regular patrons while Kate ran the brothels in the back. The Palace was the only 2-story saloon as its brothel was upstairs.

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