The Archive · 1938

THE PASSING OF THE FAMOUS "LONG BAR"

The title to this paragraph sounds rather like one of our popular songs about the Harbour Bar Moaning On the other hand it may convey much more to Colonials who are in the habit of dining at the famous Trocadero in Piccadilly, These latter will be quiet right as it is the Long Bar at the Trocadero which is to be closed. Perh this Bar may be remembered by older colonials since it is the place where 20 years ago. you swore eternal hip with the man who went to the War and alas, passed out. It in fact in those yb considered the most famous Bar Europe which was the last to be by thousands of British soldiers. ever, the news is not so bad as sounds since although this particul Bar is closing. another is; emerging, in full modernity and chromium plate is to take the place! of rare] Its passing will. however, regretted by those of a later noration, since for 36 years it ha every phi of its life. Tt came fame during the War and was the rendezvous of the men who were France. After the war it

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