{"id":57987,"date":"2013-08-07T21:27:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T03:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-bar-scene-hopping\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:06:20","slug":"dolores-bar-scene-hopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-bar-scene-hopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores bar scene hopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Courtesy Photo<br><br>The Green Frog Bar was located next to the Rexall Drug in this early Dolores photo.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Three classic drinking establishments are returning to Dolores, a flash-back to historic times.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Bar and Caf\u00e9 is expected to re-open next month on Highway 145 at the old Karla\u2019s Kitchen location on the east end of town. The original bar burned down last year.<\/p>\n

Former Hollywood owner and celebrated cook Travis Giddings is carrying on the 100-year tradition of the famed honky tonk watering hole. The reborn saloon will offer a full menu and dining area, stocked bar, pool tables, and live music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve found a niche in Dolores. Cooking and the Hollywood bar are my life and my future. We\u2019re going to pick up right where we left off,\u201d Giddings said.<\/p>\n

Remodeling is ongoing, he said, with a opening targeted for early September. The caf\u00e9 will have a separate entrance, and parts of the old Hollywood Bar will be re-installed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saved an eight-foot section of the original bar, and the antique foot rail. There is also memorabilia that people will recognize \u2026 and you know, it\u2019s just a little charred.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favorite bartenders are also returning, he said, and family members will also help run the place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re probably creating eight to 10 jobs,\u201d Giddings said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had great support from the community. It is going to be a really great place with a really nice layout.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the corner of Central and Fifth Street, another bar is being proposed near the location of the old Hollywood, said Allison Stuter, project manager for the Cresto Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is in the initial stages right now, but the idea is to put in a bar and grill,\u201d Stuter said. \u201cWe want to help with the revitalization of Dolores.\u201d<\/p>\n

A possible name is the Green Frog, she said, a tip of the hat to a Dolores saloon popular in the 1940s.<\/p>\n

Town manager Ryan Mahoney said initial foundation work has begun, and a building permit is anticipated. The building site is where the old hardware store used to be before it burned down in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

\u201cLongtime residents remember the Green Frog. It was a favorite gathering spot,\u201d Mahoney said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about the downtown development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolores historian Shawna Valdez\u2019s grandparents managed different bars in Dolores during the railroad heyday. Back then, residents could get strong drink and have a meal at the Green Frog (later the Hollywood), Idle Hour, Shadow Mountain, and the Italian Cowboy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were all bars with cafes. This is not the first time there have been lots of places to eat and drink in this town,\u201d Valdez said.<\/p>\n

The Naked Moose restaurant re-opened this spring, and owners are planning to open the separate bar lounge for libations, pending approval of a liquor license.<\/p>\n

The growth in liquor sales is sure to spark a festive atmosphere and boost revenues. Three liquor stores and six bars, (three in the works) makes bar-hopping a new Dolores trend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting busy around this town,\u201d said Dolores mayor Val Truelsen.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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