Bars Are A Predominately Northern Thing
The Conversationalist — By danstrau on March 10, 2010 at 4:47 pmVia Chicagoist, this map has been stuck in my mind all day. It compares the number of grocery stores in one area to the number of bars. If there are more grocery stores than bars, the area gets a yellow dot and if there are more bars than grocery stores, it gets a red dot:
I don’t know why I thought otherwise but I’m surprised that most of the bars in the country are in the upper Midwest. Everyone has to eat. But the fact that there are only more bars than grocery stores only in the northern Midwest is a little surprising. Why are Wisconsin and my homestate of Illinois different than the rest of the country? I’m really asking here. I’ve got no idea at all.
—Daniel Strauss
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How do they define a ‘bar’? or a Grocery store? Perhaps there are differences in the types of stores or venues. There could also be differences in state legislation in regards to the allotment of liquor licenses. In any case, this map is entertaining. I feel sorry for the grey area… They have an insufficient amount of both.
I don’t know, but this is a sweet map.
I know, right?