Kodiak, Alaska · Founded 1906
A Kodiak bar displaying a 1906 Alaska liquor license, with a long local reputation but an unresolved business-continuity record.
B & B Bar operates at 326 Shelikof Street in Kodiak and displays a liquor license described in retrospective accounts as Alaska’s oldest, issued in 1906. That document supports a historical licensing connection, but it does not by itself establish the current bar’s exact founding, original owner, or uninterrupted business identity. Available statewide coverage also states that the bar closed during Prohibition.
A liquor license dated 1906, described in retrospective reporting as Alaska's oldest liquor license, is displayed at B & B Bar.
Source: USA Today, "Historic bars across the US"; Oldest Bar in Every State, "Alaska - B&B Bar"
Available statewide oldest-bar coverage says B & B Bar closed during Prohibition; this review did not identify the precise closure and reopening dates.
Source: Yahoo Travel, "The oldest bar in every state"
Discover Kodiak lists B & B Bar as an operating Kodiak business at 326 Shelikof Street with late-afternoon-to-early-morning hours.
Source: Discover Kodiak, "B & B Bar"
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Retrospective coverage reports that B & B Bar displays a liquor license issued in 1906 and describes it as Alaska's oldest liquor license. This documents the displayed license claim, but not the full unbroken history of the current business.
B & B is frequently promoted as Alaska's oldest bar, based largely on its displayed 1906 license. This review did not complete a statewide comparison of competitors, and available statewide coverage states that the bar closed during Prohibition. The record does not support a continuous-operation title.
Available oldest-bar coverage says the bar closed during Prohibition. The 1906 license is significant historical evidence, but it cannot establish uninterrupted alcohol service or continuous operation by the present business.
This review found no reliable source supporting a 1964 earthquake/tsunami destruction or same-year rebuilding of B & B Bar. Retrospective history instead says the small wooden-frame building was moved in pieces by horse and buggy, without giving a verified date.
B & B Bar has operated continuously as Kodiak's waterfront tavern since 1906.
The bar displays a 1906 liquor license, but this review found no support for the candidate's Marine Way waterfront history or continuous operation. Available statewide coverage says the bar closed during Prohibition.
Source: USA Today, "Historic bars across the US"; Yahoo Travel, "The oldest bar in every state"
The present B & B Bar building was rebuilt after destruction in the 1964 earthquake and tsunami.
This review found no reliable evidence for a 1964 tsunami-destruction and rebuilding narrative. Retrospective accounts instead describe a small wooden building moved in pieces by horse and buggy, without a verified date.
Source: Oldest Bar in Every State, "Alaska - B&B Bar"
A 1906 liquor license proves the present B & B Bar has operated continuously since 1906.
The displayed license supports a 1906 licensing connection, not uninterrupted operation. Available coverage says B & B closed during Prohibition.
Source: Yahoo Travel, "The oldest bar in every state"
B & B survives as a compact Kodiak gathering place with a reputation built around a displayed 1906 liquor license and long local memory. Its history needs more primary research than the candidate supplied: the building’s construction and relocation dates, the original business name, ownership chain, and prohibition-era status remain open questions. The careful story is a durable local bar with an old documented license, not a proven continuously operating 1906 tavern.
B & B Bar in Kodiak, Alaska, displays a liquor license dated 1906 that is described in retrospective reporting as Alaska’s oldest. That evidence supports an early licensing connection, but this review did not establish the current bar’s original founder, building history, or uninterrupted ownership chain. Available statewide coverage also says the bar closed during Prohibition.
B & B Bar is often promoted as Alaska’s oldest bar because it displays a 1906 liquor license, but the title is unresolved. The bar reportedly closed during Prohibition, and a statewide comparison of older bars, licensing histories, business-name changes, and operating interruptions has not been completed. Imperial Bar and Grill in Juneau has an 1891 bar lineage, but its own oldest-bar claim is also unresolved.
Yes. B & B Bar is listed as an operating Kodiak business at 326 Shelikof Street. Current posted hours may change, so visitors should call ahead before making a special trip.
326 Shelikof St, Kodiak, AK 99615
(907) 486-3575
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B & B Bar generally operates late-afternoon through early morning; call ahead to confirm hours, entry requirements, and service before visiting.