Wheeling wv gay bar

In this experiment we find that a lot of the bars that were the places to be in the sdo not exist anymore. Although some have evolved into something different, some of them have disappeared entirely or as in one case actually sank in the Ohio River. We do remember excellent chicken sandwiches, and one time we all got our asses kicked in the parking lot.

We also remember sunken floors and secret rooms? She still stands there today, most likely for sale for a good price.

Top Ten: Ghost Bars of Wheeling

This jukebox geared more country, and we remember colorful decor, but not that much to tell the truth. Today the footprint is covered by a housing project. We remember this North Wheeling establishment most resembling something from a big East Coast city. Was Gay Ice Beer? The place still stands today, and like the Cork and Bottle, looks vacant and is probably for sale.

The picture below shows the still in operation McClure Housebut wheeling the heck was this place? This was a place for dancing; the bathroom was always really crowded, but there was an available alley, just not sure; we need your help here. I think most people agree that this place sucked pretty bad.

But the fact that it was on a barge off of 48th St. There have to be so many Weelunk stories about this place. We remember when the FBI came to check IDs, not sure if they came by boat or not; we had some stellar fakes and got by. Again the barge SANK, so this is what it looks like today. It was in Fulton and was the Wheeling icon of this time period.

Yes, it is now Generationsand we think it is under the same ownership, but it is not the same place at all. The first time we went to the Swing Club, five of us used the same fake ID, and I think we might have been juniors in high school. The downstairs was bar place to chill, and the upstairs the place to dance.

We remember the sound of every downed beer bottle breaking after the bartender threw it down the Woodsdale laundry style-chute. We remember very tight quarters and a secret room in the back. And we remember songs like these on the jukebox:. I can tell you some stories about Bars in Wheeling that my family owned back in the days of paddle wheel river boats.

My great grandfather owned a bar on the banks of the Ohio River. Made enough money to retire in 16 years. After a short retirement he sold the bar on the Ohio and bought two new bars in Fulton. Gave one to each of this 2 sons just before Prohibition started.