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Poor Bob's Bar, c. 1955
Cars parked at Poor Bob's Cocktail Lounge, located at the Jensen Beach Causeway. -
The Triangle Lounge, 1970
The rebuilt Triangle Lounge on Old Dixie Highway after the original structure burned down in 1969. Owners Ted and Edie Wiegand hired architect Paul Henderson to design the new building and held its grand opening in October 1970. -
Liquor store, c. 1970
Man on the telephone as he stands behind the counter at a liquor store. The business may be the rebuilt Triangle Lounge & Package Store, which opened in October 1970 after the original building was destroyed by a fire in December 1969. -
Poor Bob's Bar, 1957
Poor Bob's Bar, Lounge and Package Store located at the Jensen Beach causeway. Man standing next to an Old Forester whiskey cardboard cutout, may be Robert W. Weisenberger, who opened Poor Bob's in 1952 replacing the bait and tackle shop that was previously located at the site. It closed in 1983. -
Poor Bob's Bar, 1957
Poor Bob's Bar, Lounge and Package Store located at the Jensen Beach causeway. Robert W. Weisenberger built and opened Poor Bob's in 1952 replacing the bait and tackle shop that was previously located at the site. Poor Bobs closed in 1983 and was torn down in 1985 when the site was made into a parking lot for a bait and tackle shop once again. -
St. Lucie Bar, c. 1945
Exterior view of the St. Lucie Bar and Liquor Store on Old Dixie Highway in Stuart. Furniture store, on the first floor of the Carlton Building, also in partial view next door.
The building was constructed in the 1920s or early 1930s and featured a cafe. By 1938, it was Ross' Bar & Grill (Ross C. Gretzinger proprietor). It was sold in 1941 to O.C. Smith who leased it to Earl Tillman who renamed it Earl's Bar. The property changed ownership several times over the years. It was renamed St. Lucie Bar in 1943. In 1959 it became the Triangle Lounge and Liquor Store owned by Ted Wiegand.