Tokens to Long-gone Duluth Establishments
Footnotes:
- Yes, the North Pole Bar has only been closed since 2014, so it’s not really “long” gone, but waiting to add it here might result in it getting lost. Same goes for Gopher Shoe Repair, which closed after this post was initially created, I think.
- The Sambo’s token was featured before in the post “Sambo’s Restaurant.”
- The Cook’s Place token was featured once before in a Mystery Photo post.
- A Duluth-Superior Transit Company Token was also featured in a previous post.
One of my earliest childhood memories is the Amber Flow. My overworked mother would occasionally hand one of us over to my alcoholic father’s care for a brief Saturday respite from 5 boys all neatly spaced 2 years apart. I recall being new to walking and, given the hygiene of a bar floor, my Dad would scoop me up and plop me down on the worn green felt of the pool table. As I got older, my Orange Crush would be interrupted by the occasional sip of Hamm’s …