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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

How many times can England drink in the last chance saloon?

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Like Sweeney, Shaboozey also has a pop-up saloon at the festival, his promoting upcoming record “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2026

“It was the old saloon in ‘Westworld,’” says Cummings, who was also the production designer on Nolan’s sci-fi western that aired for four seasons on HBO.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

Cobalt-blue lanterns hang from every stall and swing above every saloon, beckoning late-night patrons.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

In its 19th century heyday, Randsburg boasted a population of 3,500 with churches, saloons, hotels and a thousand-seat opera house.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

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

Unlike taverns and lodges, which were hotels and restaurants as well as bars, saloons were primarily places to drink.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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