<\/a>Leeann Thomas, the owner of the Triangle Club for the last 25 years, points at a photo of her grandfather and previous owner, Joe Thomas Sr. (Jasz Garrett \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
He added a barber shop in the center of the bar that remained there through the 1960s. The barber shop was located where the bar’s entrance is today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Joe Thomas Jr. owned it after him, renaming it the Triangle Club. He ran the Triangle Club for 37 years until Thomas bought it in 2000. She said it was a special opportunity to buy it from her father. Both Thomas Sr. and Thomas Jr. have since passed away.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Even the local customers are third generation — Thomas said they have shared stories of coming as kids to enjoy her grandfather’s chili dogs. The Triangle Club has used the same chili dog recipe since the 1940s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“When I started people would tell me, ‘Oh, I remember being a kid in here, and my dad would always bring me to get a haircut and then after the haircut, of course, he had a drink and I had a hot dog,’” she said. “I’ve tried to keep the same type of hot dog machine running. So we’ve had the same air hot dog machine going. People would come in and say, ‘I remember being a kid in here. I remember your grandfather.’”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The bar is in the oldest part of Juneau. The site was seaward of the original shoreline and, like other structures of the 1800s, is built on pilings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
No gambling is permitted, but card games can be played. The Triangle Club hosts trivia every Thursday night. Thomas said cribbage is popular. She said there’s potential for pinochle to come back as a regular event under new ownership. The game used to be played every morning. Her great uncle Tommy Powers was a well-known local pinochle player who used to live above the bar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t