Kelly's Bar in Newport

For 124 years, people have gathered at Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar in Newport to conduct business, drown their sorrows, celebrate, fill their stomachs and at one time wrestle with a bear.

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Mon., Jan. 29, 2018

Lead bartender Nakia Salazar shakes a drink behind the bar at Kelly’s Bar and Restaurant in Newport, Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. The bar has been in continuous operation since 1894.

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Cabinet maker Ken Arthur, left, and electrician Mark Clark, right, have taken over Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar in Newport, Washington even though neither has run a bar before. Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington, shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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In an undated photo mounted on the wall at Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar in Newport, a man is seen wrestling a bear, one of the storied events that happened in the history of the bar which dates back to 1894. Photo courtesy of Kellys Restaurant and Bar.

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Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington, shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington, shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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Electrician Mark Clark, left, and cabinet maker Ken Arthur have taken over Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar though neither has run a bar or restaurant before. Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington, shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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The restaurant part of Kelly’s restaurant and bar is mostly modern, but the bar section dates back to 1894. In the newer section the stamped tin ceiling has been installed to match the ceiling in the much older bar area.

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This undated photo shows men lined up outside what is now Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar in Newport, Washington. Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington.

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Lead bartender Nakia Salazar, serves a taco salad and a cobb salad, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar.

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Electrician Mark Clark, left, and cabinet maker Ken Arthur, right, have taken over Kelly’s REstaurant and Bar in Newport, Washington despite never having run a bar or restaurant before. They’ve updated the place and hope to keep the venerable establishment open for years to come. Kelly’s Restaurant and Bar has been in continuous operation, in some form, since 1894 in Newport, Washington, shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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