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Dorman Street Saloon

Address: 901 N. Dorman St
Phone: 317-237-9008
Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 3am, Sat: 3:30pm – 3am, Sun: 6pm -3am
How To Get There:
From Indianapolis International Airport, head southwest toward S High School Rd. Slight left at S High School Rd. Turn right at Sam Jones Expy (signs for I-465). Merge onto I-70 E via the ramp to Downtown/Indianapolis. Continue onto I-70 E. Take exit 111 for Washington St. Merge onto N Pine St. Turn right at E Market St. Turn left at N Highland Ave. Turn right at Marlowe Ave. Take the 1st left onto N Highland Ave. Turn left at E St Clair St. Take the 1st right onto Dorman St. Destination will be on the right.
Parking:
On the street
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Dorman Street Saloon: A delightful Cottage Home bar with decades of history

Jul 12, 2010

The Dorman Street Saloon oozes nostalgia and individuality. Possessing the only pool table left in Indianapolis where you can play a game for just 25 cents, a drinks menu as long as your arm, plus a purported visitor of legendary status, then if this doesn’t wet your whistle, the simple charm of the place will.

Part of the Cottage Home neighborhood, a near Eastside historic district, the Saloon was known as The Mahogany Bar (or the Hog) from the end of Prohibition until the early ‘80s. Legend has it that John Dillinger frequented the Saloon around 1933 when he robbed the State Bank on Massachusetts Avenue, picking up a cool $25,000. With the Saloon being only two blocks away from his target, Dillinger is believed to have spent weeks casing the joint from here.

Wanting to preserve its entire history, the original bar names remain on the outside of the building, while the interior maintains its charm with dark wooden paneling on the walls, and a Rookwood tile bar that may have once originated from the Old Greyhound Bus Station.

The Dorman Street Saloon serves up a beer and cocktail menu that surpasses many others. Hoosier microbrews include Upland Wheat, Upland Dragonfly IPA, and Dirty Helen Brown Ale, while rare global imports include the UK’s Boddington’s, Sheaf’s Stout from Australia, and Pilsner Urquell, a crisp and light Czech lager. Their Vodka list includes the full Absolut range, pure malt whiskeys like Glenmorangie and Glenlivet, plus an extensive list of specialty liquors and cordials.

If you love music, you are sure to find something to please in their jukebox with an explosion of jazz, dance, hip-hop, alternative and pure rock tunes. When you’ve made your selection, try your hand at darts for a while or chill out in front of a large screen TV.

HelloIndianapolisTip: The current owners are investing in a brand new kitchen with a view to serving food, due to open late summer 2010.



- by Jim Brown , Indianapolis Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Jim Brown

Jim Brown is a longtime freelance aviation, travel and destination writer and communications professional. A former reporter for Aviation Daily, Air Safety Week and World Airline News, Jim served for more than 15 years as a senior public relations executive for American Airlines, TWA and AirTran Airways.
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Dorman Street Saloon: The bar is located in the Cottage Home neighborhood, on the near Eastside. (Photo by Jim Brown)
Dorman Street Saloon: John Dillinger is believed to have spent weeks at the Saloon prior to his 1933 robbery of the State Bank. (Photo by Jim Brown)
Dorman Street Saloon: Wanting to preserve its documented history, the original bar names remain on the outside of the building. (Photo by Jim Brown)
Dorman Street Saloon: The Saloon claims the only twenty-five cents a game pool table in Indianapolis. (Photo by Jim Brown)
Dorman Street Saloon: This Rookwood tile bar may have once originated from the Old Greyhound Bus Station. (Photo by Jim Brown)




 



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