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Playdium Restaurant Interior
February 26, 1948
Interior of Playdium Restaurant, 112 North Fairchild Street.
Miller's Tavern, Interior
December 17, 1947
Interior of William Miller's Tavern, 118 South Pinckney Street, showing oval bar and bar stools.
Jolly Tavern Before Redecorating
October 6, 1944
A neon Schlitz beer sign highlights an exterior view of Harold F. Reider's Jolly Tavern, 848 Williamson Street.
Arian's Tavern
October 6, 1944
Arian's Tavern, 2517 University Avenue. The windows have Venetian blinds, and a Schlitz beer neon sign. At the corner of the building on the right is a "We Serve Fauerbach Beer" sign.
Rex Bar Interior
September 5, 1944
Interior view of the Rex Bar, located at 546 West Washington Avenue, with bar and booths.
