The Coliseum Bar & Cafe

The Coliseum  Bar & Cafe was a famous watering hole for Planters and Tin Miners. There used to be a rack by the door for hanging your guns. These days it is still a popular place to eat especially among the lawyers who work nearby.

Another popular watering hole, just opposite the Coliseum, was Nanto's Milk Bar. The joke was that they sold almost everything except milk. Nanto's was the place where everybody ended up after a long night on the town - round about 4 a.m. before heading home.

Cliff was in the Coliseum with an old friend, Dennis Wyman, when the famous cartoonist Lat walked in. Lat commented about somebody who had wandered off "Oh - he's done a Houdini" referring, of course, to the famous escapologist. Cliff replied "Houdini died on October 31st 1926" leaving Lat speechless with his command of general knowledge. What he didn't know was that Cliff remembered that particular fact because it was the day that Cliff was born!

Lat - amazed at Cliff's knowledge.