#TIME WARP BAR TV#

#TIME WARP BAR TV#

That’s where William “Winkie” Langlois used to sit watching his westerns on the TV above the bar, and generally keeping an eye out on the place. You might chose the one at the east end of the bar, across from the glass-fronted cooler stocked with six packs of beer and maybe tonight’s snack. Once these formalities are concluded, it’s time to grab one of the 28 backed, padded, swivel bar stools and have yourself a seat. Toss it to a favorite pup, and make yourself a new friend. It helps if you bring your own treats, but you are quite likely to find one on a table somewhere. These are friendly hounds who want to rest at your feet while you chat about the day with your neighbors. It’s okay if you happen to step on their beds, and easy enough to do so, since they are scattered all over the place. Next stop is your inspection by the resident Canine Corps.

This involves standing on the stoop at the front door and waiting for it to unlock with a buzzing sound. The first step is to be granted admission to the premises. That should be a good day, then, to slip away from the crowds and into this alternative reality. This shall be particularly true this weekend, when the 7th running of the Riverwest 24 will find the grand boulevard dominated by bicycle traffic and team campsites for Milwaukee’s annual Best Day Ever. That’s part of its charm, of course, and the secluded location owes more to the calming influence of the bicycle path and the river, which lie due east, than to the hustle and bustle a block to the west on Humboldt, one of the city’s more heavily trafficked residential streets. Would you be able to find a place if I told you it was three blocks north of the intersection of E. Much has to do with its location among the warren of streets that cul-de-sac, no-outlet and dead-end their ways east of busy N. Dousman streets is hard to find unless you’re looking for it.

Despite its corner location, neon Blatz sign and a wall-sized banner advertising its presence and duration the tavern on the southeast intersection of E. “Gee Willickers Saloon Established 1985” is the poster child for a hyperlocal neighborhood bar. The setting sun bathes the southeast intersection of E.

Time warp bar