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Roxy’s Pub at 309 Clematis St. is the oldest bar in West Palm Beach, predating Prohibition. The 130-year-old establishment and former speakeasy has the distinction of acquiring the first liquor license in Palm Beach County after Prohibition was repealed in 1933.
It still has a certain “vibe,” says owner John Webb, who bought the bar the day Hurricane Wilma hit in 2005. “It’s been a survivor.”
After more than a year of renovations, the popular bar and nightspot reopened in February and, according to Webb, you can’t get in the door Thursday through Saturday night.
Roxy’s got its start at the northwest corner of Okeechobee Boulevard and Dixie Highway when it was a saloon owned by a local named P.P. Doc.
Roxy’s Pub
» What’s New: 64 draft beers and “gastro-pub” high-end bar food
» What’s Old: The original pine siding, sand floors and parts of its masterpiece 42-foot mahogany and brass Brunswick bar
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