Half Full

The Black Bartenders Who Created the Dive Bar

Lost History

The roots of the dive bar go back to the 19th century and quite possibly to Buffalo, New York.

AD BY The Daily Beast
190226-dive-bar-tease_bh6ssk
Getty
David Wondrich

David Wondrich

davidwondrich

vondricius@aol.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
exclusiveSuspected Las Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Was a ‘Big’ Trump Supporter: Source
Michael Daly,
Josh Fiallo
PoliticsMAGA Senator Insults Media in Off-the-Rails Terror Attack News Conference
Josh Fiallo
PoliticsJames Carville: I Was Wrong About Kamala Harris
Janna Brancolini
PoliticsTrump Insists He Was ‘Right About Everything’ After Wrongly Tying New Orleans Attack to Immigration
Sean Craig
U.S. NewsCybertruck Blast Suspect Revealed to Be Active-Duty Green Beret Soldier
David Gardner