Our history

A Bar With a Past. A Night Worth Remembering.

From a legendary saloon to a second life at Skinny Bar, our historic bar has traveled farther than most of its patrons.

Reportedly built in Norway from Scandinavian white oak around 1880, the bar sailed around Africa, made its way to America, and passed through Ogden, Utah, before arriving in Boulder City.

For a time it lived at the Stagecoach Saloon, a rough-and-tumble spot tied to Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City’s early years. After the Stagecoach closed, the bar slipped into private ownership. Grant Turner had been offered it years earlier but couldn’t afford it.

Grant Turner eventually tracked it down and bought it. During restoration, portions were accidentally cut apart, and the ornate carvings were digitally recreated in white oak. Today it is the centerpiece of Skinny Bar.

Built for the music

Skinny Bar was designed around live music, not just cocktails. Grant personally helped install an acoustically engineered ceiling, with precisely spaced wood strips and sound-absorbing backing, built to keep the room sounding its best for the stage.

Today Skinny Bar is a cozy, 1930s-style speakeasy dishing up custom mixed drinks alongside an evening lineup of comedy and live music. Psst… there’s something upstairs, too. Ask about the speakeasy tiki bar on the upper level, and don’t tell anyone we sent you.

Grant’s other spots are worth the trip as well. Stop by The Dillinger or The Forge Social House for more of Grant’s hospitality.