Historical Marker

Blue Bell Bar

Historical marker location:
224 West Harrison Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma
( Marker is at the intersection of West Harrison Avenue and South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Harrison Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1980

This was one of Guthrie's most popular saloons during territorial days. Cowboy star Tom Mix was a bartender at the Blue Bell before he left for Hollywood. The original frame building was replaced by the present brick structure in 1903.