Do you all know why old bars have dollar bills with people’s names on them all over their walls?
Historically it had a real purpose!
The Oatman Hotel is home to the Dollar Bill Bar, a saloon covered floor to ceiling in…you guessed it…dollar bills.
In old mining or oil towns, the work was so dangerous, people had short life spans, so “running a tab” was too risky for bar owners.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.0″][et_pb_image src=”https://www.highmarkdistillery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/why-old-bars-have-dollar-bills-with-people’s-names-on-them.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.4.0″ text_font=”Muli||||||||” text_font_size=”17px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]When it was an oil field payday, or miners cashed in gold or silver, they would go have a cold beverage to celebrate.
While they were at the bar, they put their own name on a few bills and pinned it to the wall, so if they ever wanted a drink and they were broke, they could just cash a bill in.
They were prepping for hard times, and if you want to participate and your mark on history, just ask the waitress behind the bar for a staple gun and a sharpie!
This unique watering hole is one of a handful located in the United States where the walls are actually decorated with money.
View the images and video below to learn more!
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