Little Rock Arkansas Directory
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Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arkansas. It is also the county seat of Pulaski County and had a city population of 204,370 in the 2006 census estimates. It and North Little Rock, Arkansas are co-principal cities of the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with a population of 652,834 people, according to 2006 census estimates. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 829,032 in the 2006 census estimates.
Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called La Petite Roche (the "little rock"). The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.
Many artifacts have been found that suggest Native Americans inhabited Central Arkansas thousands of years before European settlers arrived. These original inhabitants may have included the Folsom people, Bluff Dwellers, Mound Builders, Caddo, Quapaw, Osage, Choctaw and Cherokee. Arkansas was left untouched by European hands until 1541 when Hernando de Soto of Spain traveled through the area.
Little Rock was actually named for a little rock. Early travelers used a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River as a landmark. "La Petite Roche" marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Travelers would refer to the area as "the little rock" and the name stuck.
Citizens of Little Rock are sometimes referred to by the appellation, "Little Rockers." The so-called popularity of this nickname is up for debate.
The city of North Little Rock was once the 8th ward of Little Rock. An Arkansas Supreme Court decision on February 6, 1904, allowed the ward to merge with the neighboring town of North Little Rock. The merged town quickly renamed itself Argenta (the local name for the former 8th Ward), but returned to its original name in October 1917.
Federal Express was founded in 1971 by Frederick W. Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas, but moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973 after Little Rock National Airport officials would not agree to provide facilities for the fledgling airline. The company is now known as FedEx Corporation.
2nd Place Cafe
222 E. 8th
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-374-9284
Fax: 501-374-9286
Email: info@sbclr.com
Website: www.2bclr.com
Acoustic Sounds Cafe
Second Presbyterian Church
600 Pleasant Valley Drive
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: 501-227-0000
Website: www.acousticsoundscafe.org
Afterthought, The
2721 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-663-1196
Website: www.arjazz.org
Aquarium
824 W Capitol Ave
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-375-8580
Back Street
1021 Jessie Road
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-664-2744
Bobbisox
3201 Bankhead Drive
Little Rock, AR 72206
Phone: 501-490-1000
Website: www.littlerocksbobbisox.com
Cajun's Wharf
2400 Cantrell Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-375-5351
Fax: 501-375-5354
Website: www.cajunswharf.com
Coconut Bay
300 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-6100
Coffee Beanery Cafe
17200 Chenal Parkway
Little Rock, AR 72223
Phone: 501-821-7747
Discovery
1021 Jessie Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-664-4784
Website: www.latenightdisco.com
Easy Street
307 W. 7th St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-3530
Electric Cowboy
9515 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
Phone: 501-562-6000
Website: www.electriccowboy.com
Ernie Biggs
307 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-4782
Factory, The
412 Louisiana Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-3070
Website: thefactoryclub.com
Flying Saucer
323 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-7468
Grumpy's
1801 Green Mountain Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: 501-225-3768
Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
1300 S. Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-372-1228
Website: www.juanitas.com
Legend's
9700 Rodney Parham Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72212
Phone: 501-537-2357
Living Room, The
3610 Kavanaugh
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: 501-661-9600
Loony Bin Comedy Club, The
10301 N. Rodney Parham Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72227
Phone: 501-228-5555
Website: www.loonybincomedy.com
Midtown Billiards
1316 S. Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-372-9990
Website: www.midtownar.com
Sticky Fingerz Rock 'n Roll Chicken Shack
107 S. Commerce St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-372-7707
Fax: 501-372-7790
Website: www.stickyfingerz.com
Underground Pub, The
500 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-707-2537
Vino's
923 W. Seventh St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-375-8466
Website: www.vinosbrewpub.com
West End Smokehouse & Tavern
215 N. Shackleford
Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone: 501-224-7665
Website: www.westendsmokehouse.net
White Water Tavern
2500 W. 7th
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-375-8400
Willie D's Dueling Piano Bar
322 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-224-9550