09-29-2012, 07:58 PM
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Location: Holland, Michigan
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Re: Pics for Sharing
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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz
That building on the left seriously might be my great-great-grandfathers Irish pub. I doubt it, but it was right around that spot on Pennsylvania Ave in the early 1900's. When he died his second wife, after my great-great-grandmother passed away, sold off the place so she could move back to Ireland.
Here is a picture of an ad for the whisky they also brewed; the ad is from the original Washington Times c. 1901. My cousin's girlfriend did research to find this for his birthday since he's sort of named after the guy:

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Thats very cool.
Interesting insight.
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