A Tour of McSorley's
You might remember the Duncester from MAD, he was in the neighborhood and stopped by for a beer!
The Duncester took a shot of me at work. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it! Okay, let's take a little tour of the joint.
One of the classic wooden, round tables at McSorley's. If it could talk it would probably throw me out for live-blogging in here!
The wooden saloon's floors complete with sawdust.
Historical photos and cippings line the walls. I could spend a week in here looking at them.
Hats and knick-knacks and what-nots behind the bar.
Turkey bones from days gone by. The DOH in all their wisdom forced McSorley's to clean them. You can read about it here.
The wood-burning stove in the middle of the front room warms the joint up.
A working pay phone! Something that's disappearing fast from modern day bars.
A view from the back room.
Cheers!
McSorly's Tour, Wonderful Afternoon Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 3:49PM
Reader Comments (13)
That was almost exactly our view from the back room last time we were there! During the Philly/Dallas game, right? GO BROWNS!
Love the sawdust on the floor! Here in The Netherlands is forbidden for cafe's and bars... But hey...Canabis is legal! lol...wicked wooden shoe people!
Awesome shot from the back room !
@Biff: GO BROWNS!
@Ruben Dutch: I love how sawdust is forbidden yet cannabis is legal! I need to get to the Netherlands!
@GENE: Thanks! Sometimes I get lucky!
Payphone? I prefer to think of it as a Clark Kent flashing station.
Jimmy Olsen Duncester transforming into Superman.
@csp: I think Clark was too shy for that, just ask Lois!
So.......homesick.......now.....
@thefirecat: Sorry this made you homesick, but hope you enjoyed the tour!
Nice pics of the bar. It's such a great place to hang out when it's not jammed to the gills. That pot-bellied stove is fantastic when it's freezing and snowy out. Did you have the paper plate of cheese and package of Saltines with communal mustard? That's my fave - it used to be $2, but I imagine the price has gone up by now.
@Goggla: I did, I had the small cheese plate, it's three bucks, but still a bargain for half a sleeve of crackers and a mountain of cheese and onions. Oh my God, I just had a Rutles flashback!
Blogging from bars. You're the opposite of the hipster coffee-house blogger. Good for you. I hope they give free re-fills. Show them the traffic you get on your site and maybe you'll get advertising bucks...or a free beer.
@Patty: Thanks, I take the "opposite of the hipster coffee-house blogger" as a supreme compliment! And I think free beer would definitely trump ads! We'll see what the future brings!
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