Listing of Popular Dive Bars

Here is the start of a list, with brief backgrounds, of the Detroit Metro Airport area hipster, dive bars. The criteria are local neighborhood, family owned, and establishment age. These fall into the category of Mid-Century pedigree; shot-and-a-beer, and no fancy drinks. Bar stools abound. In fact sitting at these bars IS the […]

A Day in Detroit’s Bar Commmunity

Weeks before Christmas, most customers are probably missing the fall colors, and wondering how to medicate their emotional pain. What better way to enjoy the early cold weather than to combine family & friends with beer, booze & food? Join us at our favorite, local, corner bar. The […]

Promoting Old Bars With an Eye Toward Profitability

Winter in Detroit has arrived and it’s time for inside the bar promotions. Throughout the year most local pubs and corner bars immerse themselves in the activities of their neighborhood. To better promote their local bar they either have to go out into the local community or invite the local neighborhood inside. […]

Birth of the Terms: Dive Bar & Hipster

Between the years 1946-1970 the local bars of Metro Detroit matured alongside the baby boom generation. Not many years ago the term “hipster,” as we now use it, did not exist. Most people before the new millennium would have interpreted hipster as a reference to the 1960’s term “hip.” During […]

Dive Bar – What does that term mean?

This is the starting point of our blog covering authentic dive bars in Detroit. The popularity of Authentic dive bars in Metropolitan Detroit is a resurgence of interest in all things genuine of a bygone era. This is the era that made Detroit great. Detroit Metro Airport is the hub […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton