The world's old tavern, which has lasted for 360 years, has a booming business, but has been losing money for a long time
For Americans, a small bar is like a Chinese teahouse, and it is a good choice for both casual and relaxation. China's teahouses start from ancient times and can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, but when it comes to business, the 360-year-old teahouses on Rhode Island in the United States are definitely the oldest in the world.
This 360-year-old white pub was built in 1652 by a North American merchant named Brilly near Newport, Rhode Island, when slavery had not yet been abolished on Rhode Island, so most of the slaves would come here to spend their time. Later, it was acquired by Newport's politician Mays and expanded to house the town hall and courthouse, while the other side of the small house was called the "White Horse Hotel", which had been in operation since 1673.
In 1678, a few years after the pub began to operate, it finally obtained a legal license, and for more than 300 years, the bar has been featured in various newspapers and magazines, including the Battle of Rhode Island, the American Revolution, and the British capture of Newport, and even the "meeting of the heads of the two armies" that is common in movies and TV series, and the White Horse Bar has been given another special status by being named "the third land outside of America".
In 1952, the innkeeper gave it to the Organization for the Preservation of the Old Building, and for three years it has been undergoing continuous renovation and is now a place that is both a bar and a museum. The National Museum, the Society for the Preservation of Monuments and other institutions in the United States have found the bar and approved its outdoor advertising, and since then, many Americans with "tavern-avern-minded" have come from afar to do so.
The 300-year-old white bar still retains its tradition, with wooden beams, thick floors, and low roofs, all telling the daily life of North Americans in that era. Of the 10 seats, only 4 are intact, which is supposed to have been caused by an "informal conflict" in the civil war, and given the cramped size of the room, they did not fix the broken table. The bar and bar are made of wood from more than 300 years ago, and are considered very rare artifacts in the United States.
The most interesting thing is that the first thing here is very simple: a cocktail, a whiskey, a beer, ......Not even a burger and a coffee. What's even more surprising is that the bar hasn't had a burger in over 100 years, but it's always priced at a dollar, and the rest of the drinks are always priced at that point. In other words, this 360-year-old bar is now losing money and still serving its guests.
Therefore, many locals will increase their consumption limit by two or three percent, but the chef said that the property tax, electricity bills, and labor costs in the United States are very high, so even if the bar is never short of customers, it is losing money, but they have not thought about ending their 360-year "life". This is also the reason why he is called the "emotional master" on Rhode Island, which is probably unimaginable in the eyes of the Chinese.