A sad day in Kodiak as the building that formerly housed “Diamond Jim’s Bar” the smallest bar in Alaska was demolished this morning. The 20 x 20 bar boasted that it could seat 40 people (8 at a time). Kodiakans will remeber the building for the numerous signs and decorations that adorned the outside of the building. The Perspective went there occasionally for Monday Night Football. The bar closed several years ago when the owners moved to warmer climes. The building was only briefly occupied after Diamond Jim’s closed. No word yet on plans for the use of the site. The mantle of Kodiak's “little bar” has been passed to the Tropics Lounge.
