Much of the decor comes from bygone bars: ceiling beams from a Schlitz tied house, for example, and a mirror from Quenchers Saloon. Photo: Jeff Marini
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Photo: Jeff Marini
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The Betty Boop figurine was bought from the owner of Marie’s Rip Tide, another bar Bolt loved. The other tchotchkes are from Bolt’s personal collection. Photo: Jeff Marini
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The photo booth’s backdrop was painted by artist Lauren Asta. Photo: Jeff Marini
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Bolt behind the bar Photo: Jeff Marini
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Photo: Jeff Marini
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The house cheap beer? Hamm’s. Photo: Jeff Marini
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The Do It for Your Mama (bourbon, strawberry and lemon juices, Peychaud’s) is named for an Adam Sandler joke. “Nobody’s gotten it yet,” Bolt says. (The bar itself is named after a Nelson Algren book.) Photo: Jeff Marini
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A peak Thursday night crowd, at around 10 o’clock. Photo: Jeff Marini