Pubs with Bruce

Liverpool. Opened By Kay Boyle in 1860 as a coffee house, it later became an oyster bar, and finally the alehouse and eatery that it is...

Liverpool. Dating back to the 1840s, it is named after one of the original steam trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the...

Liverpool. Dating back to 1815 when it was a small beer house owned by William Williams, who was listed in the Gores directory as the...

Liverpool. The oldest pub in Liverpool, dating back to 1726. In those days it was a popular haunt for sailors, due to its location and...

Liverpool. Originally built in the 19th century as a coaching house and likely served the needs of sailors, dockworkers, merchants, and...

Liverpool. Dates back to 1901 when it was built to house Pearl Insurance and is known for it's elaborately tiled interior. It is named...

Liverpool. Opened in 1958 by Allan Williams, the Beatles' first manager. He also managed Gerry and the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the...

Liverpool. Built in 1898-1900 by Walter W. Thomas for Robert Cain and Sons Brewery (Liverpool), this Grade I listed building is renowned...

Liverpool, Georgian Quarter. Established in 1852 as the Ruthin Castle, it was nicknamed Ye Cracke either due to it's small size or...

Liverpool, Georgian Quarter. This off the beaten path pub was built in 1844 and over the years has been known as The Liver, The Liver...

Riley Green, Hoghton, Lancashire. A traditional stone-built pub located on the old road between Preston and Blackburn near the Leeds and...

Washington D.C. Washington's oldest saloon, dating from 1856 when William E. Ebbitt bought a boarding house, probably located on the edge...

Washington D.C. Established in 1933 by former Major League Baseball player William Gloyd "Billy" Martin. In the early days Martin would...

NYC, Hell's Kitchen. One of NYC's greatest dive bars. It began in 1919 as a speakeasy visited by Al Capone, and was established as a bar...

NYC, Times Square. Dates back to 1892 and was originally located at Sixth Avenue and 49th Street. During prohibition it operated as a...

NYC, South Ferry. Built in 1719 for Stephen DeLancey, it was purchased in 1762 by Samuel Fraunces who opened a tavern under the name of...

NYC, Midtown East. This beautiful red brick Victorian building was built in 1868. In 1884 it became a watering hole run by a Mr....

NYC, Hell's Kitchen. Established in 1868. In those days there was no 12th Street, just the shores of the Hudson River, on which the...

NYC. Times Square. Opened in 1971 by Jimmy Glenn, former prizefighter and corner man for boxers such and Michael Spinks and Floyd...

NYC, East Village. Located just down the street from McSorley's, this bar does not meet my usual pre-1900 criteria for this blog. But it...