March 22, 2012
Courier file photoMatt Butitta, right, stands outside Matt’s Saloon with its new sign in the
early 1960s in this Courier newspaper photo. At left is neighboring jewelry
store owner Paul Hunt.
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Fifty years ago, Jay Carpenter gave a young bartender named Matt Butitta a chance to run his saloon on Whiskey Row.Ten years ago, Butitta gave a couple young bartenders named Marco Espitia and Matt Brassard a chance to run the same saloon.This weekend, they're all celebrating Matt's Saloon's 50th anniversary and inviting everyone to come on down and join them.
March 22, 2012
