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The Yankee Tavern
The Yankee Tavern
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blue J
53 posts
Jul 27, 2012
10:26 AM
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I don't know how far back you have to go to when the Yankee Tavern opened, but I remember my mother taking me there in the late 1970s- my sister took horseback lessons at Menker's, which was further south on Yankee Street, and we'd go to the Yankee Tavern and I'd get a Coke (which was quite a treat, when I was that age- we never had them at home, even up through my teens) and we'd throw darts, and eat peanuts. It's funny; that's one thing I remember distinctly is all of the peanut shells scattered all over the floor of the whole place.
This was back before I-675 was built. The intersection of Yankee and 725 was a three-way stop sign at that time, because Yankee didn't go all the way through to Mad River like it does now. It was a slower and simpler pace of life back then, just like everywhere else.
So anyway, I don't remember if it was there or not into the mid-1980s, when the highway was being built. But either way, It was certainly torn down not too long after my memories of it. But I had a lot of fun there, for being a little kid.
Last Edited by on Jul 27, 2012 10:27 AM
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tlturbo
376 posts
Jul 27, 2012
11:31 AM
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Donw - I have seen you mention Warren Co many times and wonder if you have much knowledge of the county history. I am trying to find some ancestors there and I am also trying to find a friend that owned a home on the river near Lebanon just down river from that high bridge.
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Last Edited by on Jul 27, 2012 11:32 AM
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olds88
11 posts
Jan 27, 2013
4:48 PM
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The 'Yankee tavern sat exactly where Lexus of dayton 'is now.Atone time Mr.haverstick from 'Jays'ran the property.
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Dave47
1 post
May 07, 2013
2:14 PM
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Well as I remember you went South on Yankee and stoppped at Mburg-Cville Road (725) and had to turn left, back towards Cville for about 10 feet then turn right on Yankee to continue South into Warren Co. The Yankee Tavern was appx where the Lexis Dealer is now as correctly referenced above. Jay Haverstick bought the property which had a red brick house and a big red barn on it. The red brick house was moved to a lot on Irongate Drive. It now sits on the North side of Irongate behind what was most recently the BP station that was formerly owned by Don Gerhardt. The red barn was reworked and became the Yankee Tavern. The YT stayed in business for about 8 years or so and Jay closed it to relocate to the Oregon District where Jays Restaurant is presently owned by his daughter Amy. Jay told me that trying to make that barn a restaurant was a big mistake. The heating and cooling costs were very costly as well the rest of the upkeep.It was a nice restaurant though and Jay served good food there and some very tasty gin and tonic medication.
Last Edited by Dave47 on May 07, 2013 2:15 PM
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