What is a Dive Bar???

A dive bar, or simply a dive, is a downmarket drinking establishment serving a working class (or poorer) clientele.

The term "dive" dates from the London of the 19th century when younger men wanted somewhere slightly more risqué to spend their afternoons than the great clubs frequented by their fathers.

The Shorter Oxford Dictionary indicates that in the U.S in the 1880's, it referred to an illegal drinking den or place of low repute, especially in a cellar or similar place. It has also been used to refer to opium dens. More recently, in Canada at least, it is associated with cheap and dirty accommodation (such as fleabag motels and run-down rooming), as well as with prostitution and other disreputable or illegal activities.

Although all of that sounds like fun, I don't think we will be seeing any of that, but you never do really know.....So that's why we are going! It's time to start naming some Dive Bars!