 Just
a little bar history...
The Shamrock's building
was erected in 1927 by C.V. Waddington a K.G.E. Engineer
in what was known as the Junction Township. The building
sold in 1933 to a T.C. Geselle, a local airplane designer
and bootlegger.
Sometime between 1933
and 1945 the building was expanded to the current
size and was actually split with 1/2 being a pharmacy
and the other 1/2 a bar.
1945 the building sold
to Morris McGlynn, who renamed the bar to the SHAMROCK
LOUNGE. His daughter-in-law Neoma McGlynn is the current
landowner.
The current owner of
the bar Dave Stough and his wife Nicole got the bar
from Dave's Great Grandpa Turner, known as H.W. Turner,
who was an early Wichita pioneer that came here about
1895 from Chicago where he operated a hat and cigar
store.
A big part of the entertainment
is the shuffleboard table. Many hours and emotions
are used up in play. Another are the people watching.
From suits to hippies, and coeds to bikers, we are
a bar for everybody and everyone gets along! Pool
is also popular, with three tables. We have occasional
live entertainment and special parties and events
throughout the year, the biggest being St. Patty's
Day and Tornado Bait, which is held in the spring.
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