Sunny’s has to be seen to be believed. I think it would have been even cooler 60 years ago. According to this Gothamist article, the bar dates back to the 1880s.
This bar has been around for a long, long time. It’s a pain to get to unless you happen to walk your dog along the Red Hook waterfront. I’ve heard that it’s one of the oldest bars in Brooklyn, run by a gentleman named Sunny who lives above. Apparently, he used to open whenever he felt like it,…
Langhorne Slim and the Law hung out at Bait & Tackle in Red Hook with us before we went out into the neighborhood to do a little geocaching. The bar, with it’s taxidermy animals lining the room, somehow matched the song they played perfectly.
And as a side note, Bait & Tackle, not only a great place to have a band give you a private concert, but the bartenders here geocache as well. Geocachers definitely welcome there.
This is between Ikea and Fairway (closer to Fairway). When I saw it over the summer I wondered if it was a home. Maybe a summer home? Dunno if I’ll get a chance to ask. That gate doesn’t look like it’s letting anyone through.
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1PM, Jan 20 2012
This bar has been around for a long, long time. It’s a pain to get to unless you happen to walk your dog along the Red Hook waterfront. I’ve heard that it’s one of the oldest bars in Brooklyn, run by a gentleman named Sunny who lives above. Apparently, he used to open whenever he felt like it,…
