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JOHN J. BECK
JOHN J. BECK. The 1867 Dubuque City Directory gave no address for this business, restaurant and bar.
The 1870-1871 Dubuque City Directory gave the address of this business as 6 Levee.
The 1873-74 Dubuque City Directory listed 521 Main. A bowling alley was operated at 51 Main.
The 1874-1875 and 1875-1876 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was located at 309 Main.
According to the 1880 and 1883 Dubuque City Directory, this business was located at 135 Main.
In September 1873 the Dubuque Herald announced that this tavern "has got something new." The bar had an illuminated beer glass erected on the front of the building "to serve as a beacon light where choice brands are procurable." (1)
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1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Herald, September 7, 1873, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18730907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en