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saloon

[suh-loon] / səˈlun /


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Located on Main Street in an 1897 brick building, this inn, restaurant and saloon originally served as a boardinghouse for Homestake Gold Mine miners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Like Sweeney’s pop-up, this saloon isn’t totally for show — there are selected premixed cocktails available.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

Another MP talks of the "last chance saloon".

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

What used to be the stage in the old saloon got shifted to the other side.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

When I reach the end of the boardwalk, I keep walking past the saloon and back toward the rail yard where we entered town.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Even the smaller "crossover" versions, more closely related to conventional cars, tend to be taller and wider than traditional saloons, hatchbacks or estates.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

Harnett found an enthusiastic clientele among merchants and industrialists who appreciated his male themes and appealing arrangements; they proudly hung his works in offices, stores and saloons.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Discover parks, hotels, saloons, restaurants and antique shops with an Old West ambiance.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2023

In Russia, novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky described the streets of St. Petersburg, the rundown quarters in which the poor were condemned to live, and the cheap saloons in which they sought relief.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Within the sanctuary of the saloons, white men of all ethnicities—including Irish, Poles, and Lithuanians—talked shop and made deals.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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