Wally’s

I first found Wally’s in 2013 when I moved to Colonial Town. You could still smoke inside then and boy did we!

I’ve had the pleasure of photographing multiple iterations of the bar. Both with original owners, and then as you see it today.

Here is a fun easter egg…

”When Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors, the almost-65-year-old dive bar in the Mills 50 District, quietly shut its doors [a few years ago], the local response was anything but quiet. Various social media outlets blew up with rumors and theories on what would happen next. We all had our favorite memories of Wally’s. Now where would we go for strong drinks and aged wallpaper of partially clothed ladies? And boy, if those ladies could talk! Wally’s was full of stories.”

- Orlando Magazine

A red wall clock with digital display and text, indicating the time, a birth date, and a message about being born on or before a certain date, with the Budweiser logo. Below the clock there is a Florida license plate with the word 'WALLY'S' and a sun logo, and part of a door with vertical bars.
Person in green shirt pouring a dark soda from a bottle into a glass with ice, orange slices, and cherries
Indoor bar or restaurant with several round wooden tables and brown leather chairs. The walls are painted green with framed art and a large vintage-style poster. There is a bar area with bottles on shelves and a ceiling with an orange textured surface.
Dimly lit interior of a bar or restaurant with framed photos on the wall, a neon 'Open' sign, and an exit sign visible. Featuring a bar counter with stools and a few chairs.
Two hands holding glasses of cocktails with ice, garnished with lime and lemon slices, with a dark background.
Bar counter with shelves of various whiskey bottles illuminated with warm lighting.
A neon sign for Waldo's on a building with colorful abstract art on the wall next to the entrance.
A hand holding a glass of red cocktail garnished with a lemon twist and a cherry, on a black napkin with red text from Wallys Bar & Liquor, on an orange-red table at a bar.

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