St. Louis's Oldest Bar & Restaurant

I was twenty years old or so when I met the owner of the World Famous Trainwreck Saloon in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. We were in Europe a small group of Phi Kapps (Phi Kappa Sigma of the University of Denver). A member of the DuPont family was with us. I was asked if I wanted to meet the owner of a restaurant in St. Louis, he is our age. I saw George Hansford a few more times in Europe in after the initial meeting. I was leaving Denver, Colorado, USA headed to St. Louis when a fraternity brother (Phi Kapp) said to remember to look George up while I was in St. Louis. I worked at the Trainwreck Saloon a few times when in town. Gary Strassler and another friend Spencer a.k.a. Big Sprocket. went to the Trainwreck Saloon for food and drink two or three times. Over forty years later the Trainwreck Saloon is still selling food and drink. The bar and restaurant location has been open since 1890. Though not always being known as the Trainwreck saloon it has been continually serving food and drink since 1890 Rock Hill, Missouri, USA.  

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Story by Darren Dwayne Frazier                                                                         

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