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Here s why rolling 99-year-old Bay Area dive bar Kingfish Pub across the street saved it in 2020
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The exterior of the Kingfish Pub in Oakland, Calif., on April 6, 2021.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
“The first thing we did was unplug our popcorn machine,” recalled Gian Traverso, co-owner and bar manager of Oakland institution Kingfish Pub & Café.
The 99-year-old historic dive bar is known for many things shuffleboard, Cal sports memorabilia but one of its most iconic elements is the free self-serve popcorn in the corner. Unfortunately, when news of the coronavirus began to proliferate, communal popcorn had to go.
A sunset on Indian Rock on July 10, 2020. Photo: Kevin Murphy
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