Posted Jul 1, 2006, 6:59 AM
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RIP McDuffy's
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 30, 2006 08:31 PM
What was a local landmark for sports fans of all kinds is now just to a makeshift sign with "closed" in duct tape letters and a small Styrofoam gravestone attached to the gate.
Rest in peace, McDuffy's Sports Bar and Restaurant.
The Tempe sports hangout created a name for itself with days of fans surrounded by 17 different sports on TVs while sipping on 50-cent Coronas.
Owner Roger Egan told the Republic recently that he was in talks with Scottsdale developer Avenue Communities to sell the property at 230 W. Fifth St. McDuffy's staffers have been sorting through the bar, setting aside what to sell and what to keep. The good memorabilia, assistant manager Ben Sanders said, will likely stick around.
Too bad they can't can the building's trademark funky smell. Now that would be some keepsake.
- Katie Nelson
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