Remembering Detroit’s Original Sports Bar: The Lindell AC
WEBJul 27, 2009 · For half a century, the legendary Lindell AC bar in downtown Detroit was a mecca for visiting athletes, sports fans, hometown heroes, and media personalities who would feast on burgers, fries, onion rings, stories and a favorite drink, while surrounded by wall to wall photographs and museum quality sports memorabilia.
Growing Up at Detroit’s Infamous Bar the Lindell AC, with Jain ...
WEBMar 14, 2019 · In 1949 John and Jimmy Butsicaris opened, in Detroit, what would come to be known, as America’s first sports bar, the Lindell AC. This wasn’t a place where people came to watch the game. It was a watering hole for athletes, celebrities and blue-collar workers from the neighborhood.
Detroit’s Lindell AC - The Nation’s First Sports Bar
WEBApr 10, 2019 · The Lindell Hotel was condemned and scheduled for demolition. Detroit News sports reporter Doc Greene suggested adding AC (Athletic Club) after the new bar’s name as a sly reference to the Detroit Athletic Club, an exclusive members-only club. Only the city’s business elite and socialites were members.
Detroit's storied Lindell AC sports bar returns as pop-up
WEBMar 12, 2019 · "The Lindell," as it was affectionately known, will be resurrected as a pop-up on Saturday, March 16 at the Detroit Historical Museum to mark the opening of the museum's new exhibition, Lindell AC:...
Detroit bars: These 6 classics are still standing - Detroit Free Press
WEBJul 30, 2018 · Lindell AC was Detroit's ultimate sports bar. It was memorialized in a 2017 documentary that premiered at the Freep Film Fest, 15 years after it closed. The bar was started by Jimmy and Johnny...
Detroit's most legendary sports bar will be brought back to life …
WEBMar 12, 2019 · Relive the legend and celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Lindell AC: America's First Sports Bar at the Detroit Historical Museum on Saturday, March 16. More info here.
Iconic Lindell AC remembered in new documentary at Freep Film Fest
WEBMar 30, 2017 · It might have been the world’s first sports bar. Across seven decades, the Lindell AC was a home away from home for many Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Pistons and their opponents.
Legendary Detroit watering hole, America's first sports bar, to be ...
WEBMar 6, 2019 · Legendary Detroit watering hole, America’s first sports bar, to be celebrated at Museum. The Lindell AC was located on Cass Avenue in downtown Detroit, near The Leland and Book-Cadillac Hotel. It operated from the early 1950s until its closing in 2002.
Live in the D: The incredible history of Lindell AC - YouTube
WEBLindell AC (Athletic Club) is a bar with an amazing history. Jason hears about it from those who know best!
Last Call: Legendary Detroit Bar Serves Up Hometown History at …
WEBMar 15, 2019 · This weekend at the Detroit Historical Museum, the Lindell will be re-created inside the museum. The documentary film, The Lindell AC, America’s First Sports Bar will also be shown. CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire spoke to John Urbanek, one of the film’s producers, about the Lindell’s history.