Since purchasing a Pittsburgh dive bar on Oct. 31, 2023, Georgia natives Jeff and Melanie Fletcher have been adding down-home touches to the menu and the space.

“It’s 1970s-post-apocalyptic-Southern-hippy-grandma,” Melanie says of the decor. “It’s a little spooky, but not bougie.”

Brehm’s Return also has one hell of a view and is haunted. Happy Halloween!

The Troy Hill building, erected by Henry and Mary Brehm in the late-1800s on a scenic overlook once known as Return Street, has been a watering hole for more than seven decades. Generations of Iron City Beer drinkers have bellied up to the bar at Janczak’s, Bummer’s, Orgal’s, Boulpen and, most recently, Tammy’s Place.

The Fletchers, who live in the neighborhood, consider themselves stewards of 1354 Goettman St.. They’d rather see it l

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