This pub in Florida is decorated with bills totaling two million dollars
McGuire's Irish Pub is a popular restaurant and local landmark in Pensacola, Florida. And it is famous for the fact that about two million dollars hang from the ceiling in it.
The history of the unique interior of the Irish pub McGuire began in 1977, when Martin McGuire (Martin McGuire) and his wife Molly (Molly) opened their own business. Martin worked at the bar while Molly waited tables, and when she received her first dollar tip, she decided to celebrate by writing the date on the bill and pinning it to the back counter for good luck.
Little did she know that this was the beginning of a long tradition, which is still observed by regular visitors to the pub. The very next day after the first bill was attached to the bar, people began to add to the collection, and since then, visitors continue to do so to this day.
At the time of the interview, McGuire estimated his unique interior decor at about $ 175,000, but according to the latest estimates, autographed bills worth almost $ 2 million are now hanging from the ceiling of the pub and on the walls. This wealth is literally at arm's length from the visitors, most of whom resist the temptation to take a little cash for themselves.
Of course, with this amount of money, incidents are inevitable, and throughout the entire existence of the pub, there were thefts of bills. One employee was allegedly fined and given a suspended prison sentence after removing about $ 5,000 worth of green "wallpaper". Many people tried to use the painted bills for payment in Pansakol.
But since every bill that lands on the ceiling and walls of McGuire's pub has an autograph left in black marker and stapler holes, it's hard to spend it anywhere in the city without anyone noticing.
The Irish pub is a local landmark, and its money tradition is well-known, so when someone presents a painted bill anywhere in Pensacola, an alarm goes off.
Interestingly, there is actually another McGuire Irish Pub, but this time in Destin, Florida, where $ 1.7 million in cash was reportedly hanging from the ceiling in 2017.
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