Hell this has been a mind stumble sort of a post. Cootas, blind beggars, pot belly . I lived in Downer 79/80 and remember them just . And the Irish were also somewhere in Belco , I think.

SnapperJack said :

Jim Jones said :

Back in the day that area in Belco had Blind Beggars, Dirty Dicks, Hungry Horse, Pot Black.

Good times.

I’m fairly sure Coota’s Place was also in Belco.

It sure was. Awesome.

Thumper said :

EvanJames said :

I hated the Blind Beggars, they ALWAYS carded us. So we’d end up at the Pot Belly, or the Leather Bottle. Captain Kiddies was a tad much though.

Classy? My arse! Or were you being ironic, Thumper?

Compared to Greggs, yep 🙂

After all, you had to have a collared shirt and jeans weren’t allowed.

Polyester slacks?

EvanJames said :

I hated the Blind Beggars, they ALWAYS carded us. So we’d end up at the Pot Belly, or the Leather Bottle. Captain Kiddies was a tad much though.

Classy? My arse! Or were you being ironic, Thumper?

Compared to Greggs, yep 🙂

After all, you had to have a collared shirt and jeans weren’t allowed.

I hated the Blind Beggars, they ALWAYS carded us. So we’d end up at the Pot Belly, or the Leather Bottle. Captain Kiddies was a tad much though.

Classy? My arse! Or were you being ironic, Thumper?

I think Coota’s Place was up the top of Belconnen on Cohen St? Then changed it’s name to Darcy’s Den? And then to something else?

Jim Jones said :

Back in the day that area in Belco had Blind Beggars, Dirty Dicks, Hungry Horse, Pot Black.

Good times.

I’m fairly sure Coota’s Place was also in Belco.

After starting the night at the Boot & Flogger in Kingston (a big shoutout to Bridget the barmaid), Belco bars are bit of a blur…nothing Responsible in those wild days.

Thumper said :

…Captian Greggs was across the road from the Pot. And just down from the Pot was the Leather Bottle.

[Two post nutbag]

The Wicked Lady was first, then the Leather Bottle and then Steve’s Bar & Bistro or something like that. Then I think it became Jacaranda Books, haha.

buzz819 said :

There was one between The Pot Belly and the Blind Beggers.

The Wicked Lady.

Now there’s only the pot left

buzz819 said :

Wast the Blind Beggars on the corner where Goodberries is now?

There was one between The Pot Belly and the Blind Beggers.

You should go out to Moby Dicks in Kippax and have a beer with Darcy, he would be able to tell you.

Yep. Beggars used to be the classier of all the pubs and clubs. Got literally thrown out of there one night and hit my head on a car bumper.

Captian Greggs was across the road from the Pot. And just down from the Pot was the Leather Bottle.

Back in the day that area in Belco had Blind Beggars, Dirty Dicks, Hungry Horse, Pot Black.

Good times.

Wast the Blind Beggars on the corner where Goodberries is now?

There was one between The Pot Belly and the Blind Beggers.

You should go out to Moby Dicks in Kippax and have a beer with Darcy, he would be able to tell you.

Blind Beggars Inn! My fiance’s father used to be one of the regular DJs there.