The infamous fictional Philadelphia watering hole turns 10-years old… and somehow it’s still in business.

Its 1:39 a.m., on a Friday, in the city of Brotherly Love.

Its your first visit to Philadelphia and its time to get a cheesesteak.

People claim they come to Philly for the history, but they stay for the cheesesteaks.

That is until your nose catches the aroma of Pats Cheesesteaks.

Now that youve achieved your stated goal for the evening, its time to walk back to your hotel.

The stench of piled up garbage is overwhelming as you do your best to walk over intoxicated homeless men.

You find a green door slightly cracked open and you hurry to it because theres no turning back.

Youre already in too deep.

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Youve arrived.

TheExaminerbroke the highly publicized story of the murder of Elizabeth Short, or the Black Dahlia.

Its a crazy, dirty building, Glen Howertonsaidin a behind-the-scenes look at the original shooting location.

The original bar Paddys Bar was a standing set in the Herald-Examiner building.

Though the Gang left the Herald-Examiner building after season two, theyve returned in recent years.

It still feels to me like the real Paddys Pub, Charlie Day said.

When Im there it transports me to the world that these characters are really supposed to live in.

In theAlways Sunnyuniverse, no one really seeks out Paddys Pub.

Paddys has become more of a meeting point then a plot point.

Episodes where the Gang actively tries to bring business into the bar have waned in recent years.

Paddys, as a high school hangout, couldnt last more than one episode.

Gimmicks such as watering down alcohol for minors were short lived because Paddys couldnt sustain that kind of foolery.

Its not a viable business model.

Paddys Pub needed to be about freedom: whatever, whenever.

Still, at Paddys, all good things come crashing down to earth.

Too much freedom can be exploited quickly.

Would the bar be cleaner if they hired someone with a half a brain to do Charlie Work?

Would the bar be safer without Mac?

Would less schemes by Frank and Dennis help the bottom line?

I have to think so.

They represent the worst of Philadelphia.

They perpetuate the stereotype that kind isnt in the vocabulary of those who inhabit Philadelphia.

If youre not with them, youll be pelted with batteries or cups of stale beer.

If youre dressed up like Santa, forget it.

Expect to be pelted with snowballs.

To a newcomer, Paddys Pub might seem cold and rough around the edges at first.

But Paddys, like the city it calls home, has a distinct divey charm to it.

Isnt that all we look for in a bar?

Well keep waiting for someone to erect a Paddys Pub replica in Philadelphia.