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Photos: The Outlaw bar in 1980
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Photos: The Outlaw bar in 1980

  • Rick Wiley
  • Mar 7, 2022
  • Mar 7, 2022 Updated Mar 7, 2022

The Outlaw had many reincarnations: Fine Line, Paragon, Aragon before the building was torn down.

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Riding the mechanic bull at The Outlaw, 144. W. Lester in Tucson, in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Ah, the step side pick up in The Outlaw parking lot, 144 W. Lester, Tucson, in 1980. Don't see many of those anymore.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Urban cowboys drink Michelob and scope out the other folks at The Outlaw bar, 144 W. Lester St., Tucson, in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Cowboy attire at The Outlaw bar, 144 W. Lester St. in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Couples swing and two-step to country music at The Outlaw Bar, 144 W. Lester St. in Tucson in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

A "trained-on-the-range" cowboy operates the mechanical bull at The Outlaw, 144 W. Lester St., in Tucson in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Bumper sticker at The Outlaw, 144 W. Lester in Tucson, 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

Bumper sticker at The Outlaw, 144 W. Lester in Tucson, 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

The Outlaw bar in Tucson

A cowboy and his truck with ill-fitting camper shell at The Outlaw bar, 144 W. Lester in Tucson in 1980.

H. Darr Beiser / Tucson Citizen
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