Before there was a neon sign above Old Timers’ blackout door, there was only a chalkboard easel. And that was enough in the early days — the thinly drawn happy-hour specials could pull anyone in.
From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., you can get $2 off drafts, $3 well drinks and a $4 beer-and-shot. The deal and its extended time frame can take a commuter from hell to heaven as they push their way out of the J, M or Z at rush hour, shuffle down the stairs and land on the buzzy corners of Myrtle Avenue and Broadway.
An appealing happy hour was always part of the plan for Old Timers, which opened in November at 1157 Myrtle Ave., because it’s not the owners’ nor the staff’s first time serving the area. You could say they’re, um, old timers.
