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| Around Pittsburgh, the mill gate bars that served the steelworkers after their shifts mostly disappeared when the mills themselves disappeared. I never thought about the other shift workers in healthcare or public services who might want to stop in a bar after their shift ended. There are still diners and restaurants that open early in the morning, but you can't get anything stronger than black coffee in those places. I think the liquor laws still prescribe a 2 AM closing time for bars in Pennsylvania and I think also limit total hours of operation, so it's hard to be open at the end of the night shift and comply with the law. Big Al
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| Well, you still can't buy a bottle of wine outside the state store there too.
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| quote: Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Well, you still can't buy a bottle of wine outside the state store there too.
Not so. The law changed a few years ago to allow beer and wine sales in supermarkets and convenience stores. The wine selection tends to be rather limited, so if you're looking something less ordinary, you'll still have to go to a state store. Big Al
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Money seems to buy the most happiness when you give it away.
Why does everything have to be so complicated, all in the name of convenience. -ShiroKuro
A lifetime of experience will change a person. If it doesn't, then you're already dead inside. -MarkJ
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| Ah! I have a good friend in Sewickley who complains that he has to go to the state store to get anything decent. Didn't know it was available otherwise. I delivered pizzas for about two weeks in college. These folks would close the store about 2 AM and everyone would go to someone's house to party until dawn. It was a strange nocturnal life that I doubt I could ever get used to. So out of sync with the rest of the world and your own body.
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| Next town over is Lorain, home of an enormous, abandoned steel plant. I drove by and took photos. There are still huge piles of coal on site just waiting to be shoveled in to the furnaces. I can only imagine how it looked when it was in operation. I’ll wager that the surrounding neighborhood looked really nice at one time. Alas, no more, although it does feature the Hispanic meat market where I buy fresh lard and carne asada. The reason I mention it is that there is a “Main Gate Tavern” that appears to still be in business. I’ll might check it out just to hear the stories.
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| | | Posts: 34945 | Location: Hooterville, OH | Registered: 23 April 2005 |
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| We (my high school and college friends) used to go to an "after hours" club (although not often, only when we were very enibriated) after the Ybor City, Tampa clubs were required to close at night.
It was pretty sketchy. It must have been run by the mafia. Lol.
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