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PostApr 13, 2015#1

I was told by a friend on Saturday night that J&A's was closed (Jimmy & Andy's at Laclede and Newstead). I didn't believe it at first, but stopped by Sunday morning and saw this through the front window:



No sign on the door, just a cleaned out bar. Does anyone know the story? If they're actually gone for good I'm heartbroken. They were supposedly the oldest liquor license in the city: http://stltaverns.com/CityNeighborhoods ... /J&As.html.
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PostApr 14, 2015#2

Terrible news. RIP Jimmy and Andy's
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PostApr 14, 2015#3

Yep, it's true. A huge loss for the city. I believe the bar declared bankruptcy.
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PostApr 14, 2015#4

I used to live on Pine between Newstead & Taylor a few years back. I got drinks there a handful of times; it was always pretty dead when I patronized it. Felt like most of its clientele was of an older (45+) set.

Sad to see it go.
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PostApr 14, 2015#5

I used to buy beer there in high school in the late 80's...
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PostApr 14, 2015#6

sirshankalot wrote:I used to buy beer there in high school in the late 80's...
From everyone I ever talked to there, it seemed like that decade was really this spot's "heyday."
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PostApr 15, 2015#7

I just heard it was re-opening under different ownership in a few weeks. I hope so. I love that bar.

If it's true that it's re-opening though, I don't know anything about whether it'll retain it's J&A's feel or if it'll be a whole different bar.
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PostApr 15, 2015#8

I REALLY hope they keep it the same. Huge fan of that place!
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PostApr 15, 2015#9

jcity wrote:I REALLY hope they keep it the same. Huge fan of that place!
I loved everything about that place. Ok, everything but the cigarette smoke.
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PostMay 06, 2015#10

I was just looking through instagram and noticed that a new mural went up on J&A's brick facade! The post said that the the tavern with the oldest running liquor license in STL will be re-opening in July.

Great work by whoever is behind the instagram handle: stl_sign_and_mural
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PostMay 07, 2015#11

I discovered this place while looking for apartments the first time I returned to STL in 2008 and it always piqued my curiosity. I ended up in SWG, but started seeing their ads in one of those food ad flyers around town for cheap burgers and beers during Blues/Cards games, sadly still never getting in. My brother went there a few times during law school and had good things to say about the laid back vibe. I'll have to scope out the mural and finally get in the 2.0 version.
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PostJun 21, 2017#12

Did this place ever reopen?
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