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  • CultureFood & DiningValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    January 19, 2013
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    Mighty Helmet Display at Max’s Sports Bar in Glendale

    GLENDALE -- Max Beyer's original plan was to hang a few football helmets on the walls of the sports bar he opened in 1979. It was the first establishment of its kind west of the Mississippi River and it needed a theme, so Beyer went with the helmets he had collected.
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  • Odd ObservationsValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    September 17, 2012
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    Look! It’s a Tractorsicle!

    GLENDALE -- Larry Rovey said the reason for the tractor on the flagpole is simple -- he always wanted to see what it would look like if he put one up there. The tractor is a 1920s Farmall Regular, and it's mounted on the flagpole in front of Rovey Dairy in Glendale. It rises about ...
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  • Food & DiningValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    July 27, 2011
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    One Big Sportsy Birdie in Glendale

    If there's any doubt that Max's Sports Bar and Restaurant is actually a sports bar, the suspicions are allayed immediately after entering the establishment and meeting the Jocko Bird. It is a fierce-looking creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a beer-bellied athlete who wears football, baseball, golf, hockey, bowling, basketball and ...
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