We need a drink too. But until then, here’s some vintage pictures of bars in the greater Cleveland area from the 1920s through the 1990s. All photos via The Cleveland Memory Project.
Bar During Prohibition, Waterloo Avenue, 1920Sinclair Avenue Place Bar Being Raided, 1924Palais D’Or Night Club, 1932Raid at Tom Thumb Club, East 13th and Central Avenue, 1932Otto Moser at Otto Moser’s, 1933Hollenden Parisienne, Short Vincent, 1935Monticello Club Bar, Euclid Avenue, 1938Khoury’s Bar, 1939Red Raven Nite Club, Payne Avenue, 1941Lenihan’s Bar and Grill, West 65th and Detroit Avenue, 1941Frolic Show Bar, Short Vincent, 1964Lenihan’s Bar & Grill, Detroit Avenue, 1941Mark’s Place, Lake Road, 1942Bronze Club, Cedar Road, 1942
‘Club Ron-Day-Voo, Cedar Avenue, 1947Fans at Bar Celebrate Cleveland Indians’ American League Pennant, 1948Eleanor’s Show-Bar, Payne Avenue, 1948Balcony Bar, Gordon Square, 1949Little Ted’s Restaurant and Bar, 1949Fleets Inn Nite Club, East Ninth Street, 1949Chatterbox Musical Bar & Grill, Woodland Avenue, 1949Cadillac Lounge, East Ninth Street, 1949Jerman Cafe, St. Clair Avenue, 1950Mounds Club Bar, Willoughby Hills, 1950Hotel Carter Bar, 1950Creole Club, Kinsman Road, 1951H & H Bar, East 105th and Columbia Avenue, 1951Hank Lavalle’s Betting Bar, Detroit Avenue, 1951Bob’s Bar, West Third Street, 1954Club Trinidad, East 106th and Superior Avenue, 1955Manhattan Lounge, East 105th and Superior Avenue, 1955Mirror Showbar, Superior Avenue, 1959Deutsch’s Tavern, St. Clair Avenue, 1960Dunham Tavern, Euclid Avenue, 1960Sadd’s Bar, East 24th Street, 1960Avenue Bar, Detroit Avenue, 1961Chuck’s Bar, Erieview, 1961Merry Arts Tavern, Detroit Avenue, 1961Swing-In Bar, West 25th Street, 1963Merry Mouse Bar, Payne Avenue, 1964Frolic Show Bar, Short Vincent, 1964Frankie and Johnnie’s, Little Italy, 1964Roxy Musical Bar, East Ninth Street, 1965Mickey’s Show Bar and 730 Lounge Bar, 1965Gazette Bar, Hollenden House Hotel, 1965Harbor Inn, 1965Harbor Inn, 1965Ringside Bar, 1967Tom’s Bar, The Flats, 1968Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Bar, 1968U.S. Congresswoman Frances Bolton, Galucci’s Bar, Little Italy, 1968Sammy’s Bar, Shaw and St. Clair Avenue, 1974Jack & Jill West Lounge, Detroit Avenue, 1975The Saloon, Coventry Road, 1975Douglas Club, East 80th and Cedar Road, 1976The Colonial Boy Tavern, Lorain Avenue, 1977Town Lounge Liquor, Lorain Avenue, 1977Salt and Pepper Lounge, 1977Gilley’s Bar, 1981Whispers, West St. Clair Avenue, 1982Turkey Ridge Tavern and Eatery, Coventry Road, 1982The Corkscrew, Coventry Road, 1985Mooney’s Pub, Cedar and Lee Road, 1985Brennan’s Colony, Lee Road, 1992Finnegan’s Wake, Lee Road, 1992Hiroshi’s Pub, Lee Road, 1992The Tavern Company, Lee Road, 1992Cavoli’sMarie Schreiber’s Lounge Bar, Hopkins AirportMayfair Bar and Lounge, Hayden AvenueMoulin Rouge Lounge, Brookpark RoadNewman Corners Tavern, Madison AvenueUnknown Bar, Old Brooklyn
