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Iconic Pete's Bar closes in Neptune Beach. What comes next?

Pete's Bar in Neptune Beach had its last call Monday night, after generations of ownership by the Jensen family.
Bob Mack
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Florida Times-Union
Pete's Bar in Neptune Beach had its last call Monday night, after generations of ownership by the Jensen family.

Patrons packed into the smoky interior of Pete's Bar early Monday evening as the proud dive bar marked its last night of business under the only family that has ever owned it.

In between pouring beers for customers, Mike Vaughn, a bartender at Pete's, confirmed the bar was closing that night.

So what of the future of the Neptune Beach institution at 117 First St, the first bar in Duval County to open after the end of Prohibition in 1933?

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.