Trough under the bar, U.S. Hotel Bar & Grill, Manayunk
Bars and Taverns, Night Clubs Legends (unverifiable popular stories), Folk Tales Weird
Trough under the bar, U.S. Hotel Bar & Grill, Manayunk

This tavern used to be a companion to the United States Hotel, which was next door but replaced by the theater that is now used as the Loring aluminum warehouse. The trough under the bar with the spigot at the end was supposedly used by men back when women were not allowed in bars as a urinal, so they would not have to get up and could keep on drinking. Some say this is myth, that these troughs in old bars in Philly, Pittsburgh and Baltimore were really spitoons or places to clean one's boots, but I'm inclinded to believe the nastier story.

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
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Property ID: 308
Updated on: Aug 31, 2019

This tavern used to be a companion to the United States Hotel, which was next door but replaced by the theater that is now used as the Loring aluminum warehouse. The trough under the bar with the spigot at the end was supposedly used by men back when women were not allowed in bars as a urinal, so they would not have to get up and could keep on drinking. Some say this is myth, that these troughs in old bars in Philly, Pittsburgh and Baltimore were really spitoons or places to clean one's boots, but I'm inclinded to believe the nastier story.

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Location:
U.S. Hotel Bar and Grill , 4439 Main Street , - Manayunk Section of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19127, United States
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Listing Category:
Bars and Taverns, Night Clubs Legends (unverifiable popular stories), Folk Tales Weird
Virtual / Real:
Virtual
Created Date:
06-24-2018
Created by
plaquemaster
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