McGreevys
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded 📆 | Boston, Massachusetts, bar/restaurant (2008) |
| Founder 👔 | Ken Casey |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
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| Products 📟 | Beer, burgers |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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McGreevy's Bar is located on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, across from Hynes Convention Center. Founded in 2008 by Ken Casey and Peter Nash (also known as Pete Nice), McGreevy's is a re-opened version of the bar formerly called Third Base Saloon, which shut down in the 1920s due to prohibition.[1]
History[edit]
Third Base Saloon was owned by Michael "Nuf Ced" McGreevy, a very vocal fan on the Boston Americans, now known as the Boston Red Sox, and a notable member of their fan group, the "Royal Rooters." Located on the corner of Tremont and Ruggles street in Boston, Third Base Saloon served as a meeting ground for the Royal Rooters and is widely regarded as the first sports bar in America. As a result of prohibition, Third Base Saloon shut their doors in 1921.[1]
In 2008, Third Base Saloon was reopened under the name of McGreevy's, as a tribute to the original owner, by Ken Casey of the Boston-based band Dropkick Murphys and Peter Nash, a baseball historian.[1][2] Casey and Nash have attempted to create a replica of Third Base Saloon. The bar includes original photos from the saloon and an oil painted portrait of Michael McGreevy, which hung in the original bar.[2] Similar to its roots, McGreevy's has now become a popular sports bar in Boston, where players from the Boston Red Sox have been known to frequent.[3]
Notable events[edit]
In January 2016, McGreevy's hosted the "Pants-less Party," an annual gathering after the yearly "No Pants Subway Ride" in Boston.[4]
The Dropkick Murphys played a benefit show for the family of Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh Jr. and firefighter Michael R. Kennedy at McGreevy's in April 2014.[5]
In 2015, McGreevy's was voted the best bar in Boston by the Boston Nightlife Awards.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Powers & Driscoll 2012, p. 45.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nowlin 2013.
- ↑ Young 2015.
- ↑ Annear 2016.
- ↑ Shanahan & Goldstein 2014.
- ↑ Torres 2015.
Bibliography[edit]
- Powers, John; Driscoll, Ron (2012). I Fenway Park: A Salute to the Coolest, Cruelest, Longest-running Major League Ballpark in America. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press. ISBN 9780762442041. Search this book on
- Nowlin, Bill (2013). I New Century, New Team: The 1901 Boston Americans. Phoenix, Arizona: Society for American Baseball Research. ISBN 1933599596. Search this book on
- Annear, Steve (2016). "No Pants Subway Ride' returning to MBTA; organizers say it's 'good, clean fun". Boston, MA: Boston Globe.
- Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (2014). "Dropkick Murphys will help with Fenway Opening Day". Boston, MA: Boston Globe.
- Torres, SJ (2015). "2015 Boston Nightlife Awards Voting Results!". Boston, MA: Dirty Water News.
- Young, Colin (2015). "Nuf Ced. Let Me Tell You The Story of a Legendary Sports Bar". Boston, MA: Dirty Water News.
Further reading[edit]
- Baskin, Kara (November 5, 2018). "Getting Salty with Jeremy Scanlon, general manager at McGreevy's pub". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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