History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Wisconsin - Media - Books

 
LGBT Milwaukee
Year published:

2016
Author(s):

Michail Takach
(Forward by Don Schwamb)

 
       
 

Michail Takach, who began working with thios web site around 2012, and also began writing articles for publications such as LGBT periodicals as Quest and Q-Life News, as well as LGBT articles for the "OnMilwaukee" website. In his quest for more knowledge of LGBT history in Wisconsin, he has been doing extensive research on early LGBT hangouts and life, and as a result authored the book titled "LGBT Milwaukee" in 2016 (part of the "Images of Modern America" series from Arcadia Publishing). A large number of bar pages on this site were able to be updated using information uncovered for that book, which was sold as a fundraiser for Milwaukee Pride, Inc. and PrideFest.

The book received high praise, and Michail was in great demand to give talks about his research and the book at book stores and libraries. There was extensive coverage in the media, including the following:

    Innterview on WUWM, NPR radio: "'LGBT Milwaukee' Showcases a Once Hidden History" (Aug 25, 2016)
    Shepherd Express: "LGBT Milwaukee: An Interview with author Michail Takach" (Aug 23, 2016)
    OnMilwaukee: "Takach book traces Milwaukee's LGBT history" (Aug 22, 2016)
    Milwaukee Record: "Michail Takach documents city’s gay past in ‘LGBT Milwaukee’" (Aug 18, 2016)
    The Advocate: "What's the Most Underappreciated Gay Mecca in the U.S.?" (Aug 9, 2016)
    Urban Milwaukee: "How Milwaukee Became LGBTQ-Friendly" (Aug 8, 2016)

 

The following is an index of references within the book.
    Bar or Business Name Page(s)
    1100 Club 81
    27th St. Danceteria 70
    3B's 81
    Ad Lib 56
    Alex's 46
    Anchor Inn 28
    Antlers Hotel Ballroom 15
    Antlers Hotel Bar 14
    Art Bar 83
    Backroom 45
    Ball Game 48-49
    Baron's Gay 90's 34,57
    Beer Garden 47
    Belmont Hotel & Coffee Shop 18
    Black Knight 35
    Black Nite 27
    Boom 78
    Boot Camp 69
    Bourbon Beat 27
    Bridgeport 11
    Broadway Health Club 52
    Buckskin Inn 17
    C'est La Vie 50-51
    Cage 73-74
    Carrie's 38,40
    Castaways 25
    Castaways South 48
    Centre Stage 15
    Circus 59
    Club 219 60
    Club 546 16-17
    Club Baths 64,68
    Club Boom 78
    Club Finlandia bath house 63
    Club Marilyn 67
    Club New York 67
    Columns 35
    Community Hotel 12
    Cove 45,54
    Cross Keys Hotel 41-43
    Crystal Palace 41-43
    D.I.X. 83
    D.K.'s 55,72
    Decision 77
    Dionysus 38
    Dish 76
    Dynasty 68
    Eagle Milwaukee 79
    Empire Lounge 56
    Essingers 70
    Factory 52
    Fannies 69
    Finale 54
    First Street Station 54
    Flame 40
    Fluid 77
    Forum 24
    Fox Bar 24
    Gargoyles 82
    Gary's Disco 59
    Gay 90's 34
    Gay Peoples Union 85
    Gaytime Bar 18
    German Amer Bank rooming house 13
    Gimbels mens room 14
    Glass Menagerie Restaurant 61
    Godfrey's 11
    Goldenshaft 79
    Grand Avenue Annex 68
    Grand Avenue Pub 68
    Grand Prix Lounge 33
    Harbor Room 76
    Hi-Fi Lounge 33
    Hot Legs 70
    Hunter's Club 46
    Hybrid 84
    In Between 78
    Jack's 69
    Jamie's 48
    Jet's Place 81
    Jimmy's Hi-Fi Lounge 33
    Jocks 43
    Juneau Park 22-23
    Kathy's Nut Hut 70
    Kisses 65
    Kitty Williams Bordello 12
    Kruz 82
    La Cage 73-74,84
    Leaded Shade 54
    Legion Bar 19
    Loading Dock 52,58
    Loop Cafe 19
    Lost & Found 70
    M's 62
    M&M Club 61-62
    Martin's 55
    Mary's Tavern 26
    Michelle's 17
    Mickey's Cove 45
    Mickey's Dynasty 68
    Milwaukee Eagle 79
    Milw Guerrilla Gay Bar 84
    Milw Lesbian Gay Pride Committee 86-88
    Milw Pride Week Committee, GPU 86
    Milwaukee Pride, Inc. 94-95
    Mineshaft 79
    Mint Bar 30-32,77
    MO'NA's 80
    Mr. Z's 59
    Neptune Club 46
    New Riviera 38
    Nite Beat 38
    Nite Beat II 48
    Nut Hut 70
    Orbit 75
    Oregon House 58
    Out-N-About 80
    Papagaio 67
    Paradise Books 71
    Park Avenue 66
    Park Hotel 13
    Partners 44
    Pfister Hotel bar 35
    Phoenix 58,76
    Pink Pony 11
    Pirate's Den 24
    PrideFest 87-95
    Princess Theatre 21
    Pulse 69
    Red Baron 57
    Red Room,. Plankinton Arcade 20
    Regency East 34
    River Queen 41-43
    Riviera, Tony's 28-29
    Room, The 78
    Rooster 39
    Royal Hotel 34
    Royal Hotel bar 16
    Sassy's 70
    Seaway Inn 35,40
    Shadows Restaurant 58
    Shaft Club 79
    Sharon's 43
    Side Door 43
    Sideboard Restaurant 61
    Ski Glow Cafe 71
    South Water Street Docks 82
    Stud bar 16-17
    Sugar Shack 55,69,72
    Sundays 66
    Swan Theatre 15
    Switch 75
    Swittel's Tap 33
    Sydney Hih Building 79
    Teddy's 29
    Telephone House 13
    This Is It bar 36-37
    Tony's Riviera 28-29
    Towne Hotel 20
    Trash 59
    Triangle 55,72
    TWO 83
    Underground 67
    Unicorn 79
    Walker's Pint 80
    Walker's Point Cafe 71
    White Horse Inn 11
    Wildwood 11
    Wisconsin Hotel 20
    Wisconsin LGBT History Project 6,7,95
    Woody's 81
    Wreck Room 53,69
    Your Place 44
    Zippers 77
 


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