Denny’s , a beloved Kensington dive bar, is marking its 50th anniversary with three days of music, free bites and throwback drink prices from Oct. 10 - 12.

Located on the corner of Church and McDonald Avenues, Denny’s first opened its doors in 1975 when it was known as Denny’s Steak Pub. Opened by Dennis Ryan, who once worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the restaurant and pub relocated to Kensington after operating for about 10 years in Park Slope.

Even in the 1960s when Park Slope was “rough around the edges,” a rent increase pushed the original bar to relocate to Kensington, according to Kevin Ryan, the current owner and the son of the founder.

Dennis Ryan, the founder of Denny's, first opened the bar in Park Slope after being a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for many ye

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