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OLE MOULTON BANK
from Moulton, Texas
MOULTON’S NIGHTLIFE
LIKE IT USED TO BE Downtown Hangout
JIM MENDENHALL TALKS MUSIC, GOOD TIMES, AND COLD BEER
by Michelle Banse Stokes, photos by Emily Henderson
There’s just something authentically Texan about a small-town tavern. An old bar stool, friendly faces, good music and cold beer come together to make one feel like they’re a part of an old, country song on the AM dial. From the first time you walk through the doors of Ole Moulton Bank, you’ll figure out pretty quick that this downtown gem checks all the boxes.
Jim Mendenhall, owner of Ole Moulton Bank, discovered the historic structure by chance while on a search for an escape from the hustle and bustle of big city life.
“I got tired of Houston and started looking for someplace out of town to start a little business,” Jim said. “I’d never heard of
MOULTON’S NIGHTLIFE
Moulton but I found this place for sale and thought I’d go look at it. I ended up buying it and spent the next couple of years remodeling it because it had been an actual bank. It had false ceilings and old offices. We took out that false ceiling and also the wood paneling, exposing the original brick.”
Jim had a guitar shop, Heights Guitar Co., in Houston for 22 years. He brought a multitude of vintage guitars with him to Moulton that are now displayed on the walls of Ole Moulton Bank. And it doesn’t take long to figure out that Jim is a musician himself and his new spot quickly became a hangout for musicians that he’d come to know while hosting a live music showcase at his Houston location, Dan Electro’s Electric Guitar Bar.
“I knew a lot of folks from playing in bands all my life in Houston,” Jim shared. “So, when these folks found out that I moved to Moulton, they came out to play at my new place. We had live music for the first three years and then that grew into a jam on Thursday nights for local players. We did that for 15 years until last January.”
Today Ole Moulton Bank’s manager and bartender is Nick Neskora and he’s filled that role for the past 15 years. In addition to being thankful for Nick’s helping hand, Jim is quick to recognize that it’s the people of Moulton and her visitors that make Ole Moulton Bank the favorite locale to swap stories and enjoy some ageless tunes.
“Moulton is a wonderful town with wonderful people,” Jim said. “I love it here. Nothing’s going to change at Ole Moulton Bank. I’ve been here since 2001 and I love the area.”
Ole Moulton Bank is located at 101 North Main Street in downtown Moulton. They’re open Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to midnight and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to midnight.
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