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"Look closely on the wall of the Red Dog and you will see a photo of a life support ring with the name of Sun Viking, unless it has since been replaced.
I know now from other articles that this was not the original Red Dog in Juneau but to us blissfully unaware cruise ship crew this was sawdust party heaven.
We loved the place and really felt free of the normal constraints of crew and passenger relationships and the passengers seemed to love seeing the other side of crew life and joined in our sometimes rather lewd songs.
Besides the atmos and good beer the food was great .
If your wondering about the title ,several years after my last season in Alaska I found a photo of the bottom of my shoes protruding from the sawdust covered floor of the Red Dog"
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"Food was better then bar food, decor was great, the live music was phenomenal. Only complaint is that the waitress was rude."
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"Best potato skins ever!!!!"
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"This is a great pub with an interesting history. From the reindeer sausage to the sawdust floor, we're already planning on a return trip to Juneau for a visit!"
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"In the early 1900's My Mother worked across the street from the Red Dog Saloon, as a legal secretary. In addition to that job, she typed the menus for the Red Dog (long before computers or copy machines) in exchange for her meals. My Father worked at the Alaska Gold Mine and often had lunch at the Red Dog. My Mom and Dad met there and the rest is history. My Mom has taken me to Juneau a number of times and that's the first place we go. It's wonderful to hear all of her stories and memories, i.e., the line of little whore houses across the street (one of which still remains there today). And don't forget to have the fabulous fresh Halibut they the Red Dog gets from next door! Yum!"
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"The original Red Dog Saloon was located next to the Juneau Cold Storage and the co-located Coca-Cola bottling operations. Our Father operated the Coca-Cola bottling operation next door to the Reg Dog. In 1951 the Red Dog sat on the west side of the street and not on the corner. Two swinging doors like those in movie westerns were the open doorway into the Saloon. The wooden board sidewalk similar to what is seen in old western movies ran in front and was rasied two feet or more feet above the dirt and gravel road. All we were missing was a hitching rail. With all the rain, this street often had deep mud pot holes that easily captured unsuspecting drivers and their cars. As we kids peaked from under the south swinging door, an "L" shaped bar was observed going away from the door to the far wall and turning left. Mirrors adorned the walls behind the bar. The bar tender wore a white long sleeve shirt with dark red bands about his upper arms and sported a well-combed haircut with the probable use of something like Vitalis. Many tables capable of seating four people were located throughout the one main room that had an upright piano in the back center and a couple of bar maids dressed in what you might see in a western movie. They seemed to be dance hall girls in appearance. Several inches of saw dust covered the floors. Occasionally we walked by to hear choruses of song with piano in play. Two renditions that seemed to be popular were "Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall" and "The doors swing in, the doors swing out, where some pass in, and others pass out. My father I fear, had his nose in the beer, behind the swinging doors, behind the swinging doors." A pause would occur, someone would yell out, "Let's do it again," and they would sing again. There was some tourism to Juneau with the Inter Coastal Ferry docking each week. But, the Reg Dog was a genuine local pub and landmark. I understand the Reg Dog Saloon no longer operates in that location. I do read a tourist facade has been sited closer to passenger ship docks in a spirit of capitalism."
