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Charlotte

The bar that beat the wrecking ball

Charlotte's dives center on Plaza Midwood, led by the cash-only Thirsty Beaver that refused to sell out to the tower built around it. Cheap PBR, free jukeboxes, karaoke, and honky-tonk grit.

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Thirsty Beaver Saloon

Charlotte's most legendary dive, famously cash-only, that refused to sell to developers who built an apartment tower around it. Cheap PBR, a free jukebox, and walls covered in decades of memorabilia.

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