DES PERES, Mo. – The Village Bar has been a popular destination on Manchester in Des Peres since it was established in 1948.
Owner Mark Despir bought it in 2016 with the goal of keeping the same charm and nostalgia it’s had for more than 50 years.
“Bar’s been around since 1872, the building has been here that long also; it was the original stagecoach stop on Route 66 going west,” Despir said…