Monthly Archives: February 2014

Bobby with no legs

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Anthony Olszewski

One of the Spanish guys who’d hang out all weekend at the Tulsa gas station on Henderson Street was in the Tunnel Bar for a six pack of beer and a pint of rum. Sal Jr. was the bartender. As … Continue reading →

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Jackson came in from the cold.

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Anthony Olszewski

Teddy Kucz (“Jackson”) first became homeless during a summer of endless drinking. When the steady freeze of January set in, being free as a bird was not enjoyable for one unable to fly south. Cold and hungry in Journal Square, … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Bar sign

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Anthony Olszewski

This was inside, over the cash register.

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Rites of passage

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Anthony Olszewski

One of the regulars at the Tunnel Bar, Hal, was something of an expert on the NJ correctional system. He had an amusing story of his graduation from a youthful offender to an inmate. Transported from Hudson County early in … Continue reading →

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