History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Businesses - Bars and Clubs

List of LGBT Bars in Milwaukee represented on Decade Maps              <--Bar Map Overview    
Sorted Alphabetically (by Bar Name)
LGBT BARS in MILWAUKEE, 1960s-2000s
Master List -- Sorted by Bar Name Total bars known to exist: at least 180
Appears on these maps:
Bar No. Name Address Years 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
154 10% Club 4322 W Fond du Lac 96-98       X  
142 1100 Club 1100 S 1st St 92-98       X  
103 27th St. Danceteria 618 N 27th St 85-87     X    
136 3B's Bar 1753 S Kinnickinnic 91-96       X  
64 Advent 500 S 5th St 76-77   X      
31 Alex's  (downstairs, Greyhound Bus depot) 644 N 7th St 69 X        
121 Alternative 1100 S 1st St 89-90     X    
1 Angelo's Mint Bar 422 W State St 49-86 X X X    
109 Angelo's Mint Bar II 819 S 2nd St 86-91     X X  
12 Antlers Hotel  (Wisconsin Hotel) 616 N 2nd St 62-77 X X      
171 Art Bar 722 E Burleigh 04-++         X
85 Artony's 219 E Keefe Ave 82     X    
37 Backroom (Cove Bar) 157 S 1st St 72-73   X      
52 Ballgame 196 S 2nd St 74-++   X X X X
159 Barbie's Playhouse 700 E Meinecke 98-00       X X
72 Baron / Red Baron 625 E St Paul St 77-81   X X    
42 Beer Garden  (with restaurant) 3715W Vliet St 71-89   X X    
9 Belmont Hotel Coffee Shop 751 N 4th St 62-70 X X      
130 BJ's Mint Bar / BJ's 819 S 2nd St 91-93       X  
68 Black Forest Inn 814 S 2nd St 76-81   X X    
13 Black Nite 400 N Plankinton Ave 63 X        
96 Boot Camp 209 E National Ave 84-++     X X X
5 Bourbon Beat 400 N Plankinton 62-65 X        
145 Boys Town 2022 W National Ave 93-94       X  
4 Bridgeport 3762 N Green Bay Ave 62-65 X        
35 Buchaneer Hotel Restr+Bar 5th + Michigan 70   X      
36 Buckskin Inn 435 W Michigan 70-71   X      
56 Cafe Melange 720 N Old World Third St 74-96   X X X  
102 Cafe Voltaire 2010 S Kinnickinnic 85     X    
25 Captain's Cabin 400 S 2nd St 66-68 X        
46 Carrie's 181 S 2nd St 73   X      
80 Casablanca disco 1753 S Kinnickinnic 80-81     X    
8 Castaways 424 W McKinley Ave 62-68 X        
26 Castaways South 196 S 2nd St 66-71 X X      
53 C'est La Vie 231 S 2nd St 74-08   X X X X
71 Chaps  (basement of Club 219) 219 S 2nd St 90       X  
67 Circus 219 S 2nd St 76-80   X X    
173 City Lights Chill 111 W Howard 05-++         X
98 Clay's Castaways 1753 S Kinnickinnic 84-86     X    
71 Club 219 219 S 2nd St 77-05   X X X X
19 Club 546, Michelle's 546 E Michigan 64-73 X X      
165 Club Boom 625 S 2nd St 02-++         X
113 Coo Coo Clock 1517 S 2nd St 87     X    
37 Cove Bar (aka Mickey's Cove, briefly called Backroom) 157 S 1st St 70-73   X      
95 Dance Dance Dance (part of La Cage) 801 S 2nd St 88-96     X X  
60 Decision 819 S 2nd St 76   X      
144 Deja-Vu 235 S 2nd St 93-94       X  
50 Dionysus 183 S 2nd St 74   X      
81 Diplomat dining (in Shadows bar) 814 S 2nd St 80-84     X    
158 Dish 235 S 2nd St 98-00       X X
100 DK's Tavern 135 E National 84-88     X    
156 D's Place 4025 N Port Washington Rd 98       X  
160 Eagle - Milwaukee Eagle 300 W Juneau 98-01       X X
115 Eastern Connection  (Station 2) 1534 W Grant 87-00     X X X
161 Emeralds 801 E Hadley 98-05       X X
65 Empire Lounge 716 N Plankinton 76-77   X      
97 Essinger's 826 N 27th St 84-86     X    
95 ETC  (basement of La Cage) 801 S 2nd St 02-++         X
49 Factory (legendary disco bar; also called Marquee, Inferno, Loading Dock) 158 N Broadway 73-82   X X    
87 Factory II 130 E Juneau 82-84     X    
106 Factory III 511 N Broadway 86-87     X    
91 Fannies 200 E Washington 83-00     X X X
58 Finale 808 E Center St 75-85   X X    
86 First Street 157 S 1st St 82-84     X    
47 Flame, the 181 S 2nd St 73   X      
162 Fluid (The Wet Spot) 819 S 2nd St 99-++       X X
7 Forum 1801 N 12th St 62-65 X        
6 Fox Bar 455 N Plankinton 62-65 X        
133 Fox Trap Cocktail Lounge 3426 W Lisbon 91-92       X  
104 Frankie's Cabaret 1655 S 1st St 86-87     X    
32 French Quarter 1634 N Water St 69 X        
151 Gargoyles 354 E National 95-96       X  
61 Gary's  (disco; to become Circus, then Club 219) 219 S 2nd St 76   X      
108 Gay St. Station 1637 W Pierce 86-87     X    
34 Gayspot Tavern 1438 W Arthur Ave 70   X      
16 Gaytime Bar 731 4th St 64-66 X        
178 Ginger 235 S 2nd St 08-++         X
18 Godfrey's 1800 Club 1800 W Vliet 64-68 X        
93 Goldenshaft 300 W Juneau 84     X    
105 Grand Avenue Annex 746 N 7th St 86-87     X    
89 Grand Avenue Pub 716 W Wisconsin 82-88     X    
23 Grand Prix Lounge 144 E Juneau 65-71 X X      
137 Grubbs Pub 807 S 2nd St 91-98       X  
95 Grubb's Pub  (basement of La Cage) 801 S 2nd St 90s       X X
164 Harbor Room 117 E Greenfield Ave 01-++         X
63 Hideaway 819 S 2nd St 76-77   X      
99 Hot Legs 814 S 2nd St 84-87     X    
40 Hunters Club 649 N 7th St 71-72   X      
153 In Between 645 S 2nd St 95-99       X  
49 Inferno (alternate name for The Factory) 158 N Broadway 76-77   X      
177 Jack's 200 E Washington 08-++         X
44 Jamies 196 S 2nd St 72-73   X      
126 JC's Rainbow Bar 1414 S 6th St 90-91       X  
110 Jet's Place 1753 S Kinnickinnic 86-91     X X  
20 Jimmy's HiFi Lounge  (above Swittel's) 1187 N 68th St 64-74 X X      
41 Jocks  (side entrance of River Queen) 212 E St. Paul Ave. 79   X      
152 Just Us 807 S 5th St 95-98       X  
139 Kathy's Nut Hut 1500 W Scott 92-++       X X
138 Keefe Ave Station 333 E Keefe 92       X  
74 Kisses 132 E Juneau 78-80   X X    
176 Kruz 354 E National 06-++         X
147 KT & Zips Atmosphere 2800 Richards 93-96       X  
95 La Cage  (also variously Dance Dance Dance, Grubb's Pub, ETC) 801 S 2nd St 84-++     X X X
55 Leaded Shade 157 S 1st St 74-79   X      
125 Leaded Shade II 1100 S 1st St 90-91       X  
49 Loading Dock (part of The Factory) 158 N Broadway 81-82     X    
21 Loop Cafe (after hours) 603 N 5th St 65-70 X X      
112 Loose Ends 4322 W Fond du Lac Ave 86-96     X X  
51 Lost & Found 625 E St. Paul 74   X      
76 Lost & Found 618 N 27th St 79-84   X X    
62 M & M Club 124 N Water St 76-06   X X X X
79 MacArthur Park disco  (previously Red Corvette) 2023 S Kinnickinnic 80     X    
150 Mama Roux 1875 N Humboldt 94-99       X  
39 Marie's Get Involved Lounge 1801 N 12th St 71   X      
49 Marquee (part of The Factory) 158 N Broadway 74   X      
57 Martins 1800 N Arlington 75-76   X      
19 Michelle's Club 546 546 E Michigan 64-73 X X      
37 Mickey's Cove (Cove Bar) 157 S 1st St 72   X      
114 Mickey's Dynasty 764 N 7th St 87     X    
121 Mick's Alternative 1100 S 1st St 89-90     X    
160 Milwaukee Eagle (and The Shaft backroom bar) 300 W Juneau 98-01       X X
1 Mint Bar 422 W State St 49-86 X X X    
130 Mint Bar  (BJ's) 819 S 2nd St 91-92       X  
109 Mint Bar II 819 S 2nd St 86-91     X X  
59 Mister Z's  (to become Gary's) 219 S 2nd St 76   X      
140 MONA's  (formerly Out N About) 1407 S 1st St 94-++       X X
78 Moulin Rouge 814 S 2nd St 80     X    
175 M's 1101 S 2nd St 06-++         X
92 Music Box 618 N 27th St 84     X    
43 Neptune Kane + Humboldt 72   X      
38 New Yorker Lounge 605 N 5th St 71   X      
131 Next Stop 800 E Chambers 91-92       X  
83 Niko's 801 S 2nd St 82     X    
17 Nite Beat 196 S 2nd St 64-68 X        
33 Nite Beat 183 S 2nd St 69-72 X X      
123 Nitengales 2022 W National 89-93     X X  
84 Non Sequitur 2718 N Bremen St 82     X    
139 Nut Hut / Kathy's 1500 W Scott 92-++       X X
107 Off The Avenue 645 N 7th St 86-87     X    
168 Off The Tracks 1534 W Grant 03-05         X
73 On Broadway 618 N Broadway 78   X      
166 Orbit 2nd + National 03         X
66 Oregon House 235 S 2nd St 76-78   X      
132 Other Place 117 E Greenfield 91-92       X  
140 Out N About 1407 S 1st St 92-93       X  
90 Pappagaio (dance club, gay Sundays only) 515 N Broadway 83     X    
75 Park Avenue (gay Sundays only; called Sundays) 500 N Water St 79-83   X X    
127 Partners 813 S 1st St 90-93       X  
77 Phoenix 235 S 2nd St 79-93   X X X  
22 Pirate's Den (formerly The Forum) 1801 N 12th St 65-71 X X      
82 Player's Pub 332 N Milwaukee 81     X    
167 Pulse 200 E Washington 03-04         X
169 Pump  (Sunday only dance) 722 N Milwaukee St 03-08         X
174 Pump House 2011 S 1st St 06-09         X
180 PURR Nite Club 3945 N 35th St 08-++         X
126 Rainbow Bar  (JC's) 1414 S 6th St 90-91       X  
72 Red Baron  (The Baron) 625 E St Paul St 77-81   X X    
79 Red Corvette (later MacArthur Park disco) 2023 S Kinnickinnic 76-79   X      
15 Regency East 1840 N Water 64-66 X        
27 Regency East 1758 N Water St 67-69 X        
143 ReneZ Co-Z Corner 709 N 35th St 92-98       X  
41 River Queen 402 N Water St 71-79   X      
14 Riviera 952 N 3rd St 64-65 X        
2 Riviera Cocktail Lounge (Tony's) 401 N Plankinton 62-64 X        
48 Riviera Show Lounge 183 S 2nd St 73-80?   X X    
29 Rooster 181 S 2nd St 68-71 X X      
11 Royal Hotel Bar 435 W Michigan 45-73 X X      
88 RTI  (Tina's RTI) 219 E Keefe 82-85     X    
41 S.S. River Queen 402 N Water St 78   X      
10 Seaway Inn restr+bar 744 N Jefferson 62-71 X X      
81 Shadows / Diplomat dining 814 S 2nd St 80-84     X    
119 Shadows II 814 S 2nd St 88-89     X    
71 Shaft 219  (basement of Club 219) 219 S 2nd St 82-89     X    
160 Shaft Club  (backroom of Milw Eagle) 300 W Juneau 98-01       X X
120 Short Circuit 2209 W National 88-89     X    
41 Sidedoor  (side entrance of River Queen) 212 E St. Paul Ave. 76-77   X      
  Something Different 5666 N. Teutonia 87-94     X X  
155 South Water St. Docks 354 E National 97-03       X X
115 Station 2- Eastern Connection 1534 W Grant 87-00     X X X
19 Stud Club (Club 546/ Michelle's) 546 E Michigan 71-79 X X      
69 Sugar Shack 135 E National 76-83   X X    
75 Sundays  (Park Avenue) 500 N Water St 79-83   X X    
163 Switch 124 W National 00-08         X
54 Swittel's  (see also Jimmy's HiFi Lounge) 1187 N 68th St 74-77   X      
172 Tazzbah Bar+Grille 1712 W Pierce 04-08         X
70 Teddy's 1434 N Farwell 77   X      
30 Ten Hundred East 1000 E North Ave 68-83 X X X    
3 The Columns, Hotel Pfister 424 E Wisconsin Ave 62-64 X        
28 This Is It 418 E Wells St 68-++ X X X X X
135 Tina's 634 W North Ave 91-93       X  
101 Tina's RTI 1733 W Hopkins 85     X    
111 Tina's RTI 1843 N 20th St 86-93     X X  
88 Tina's RTI  (previously Artony's) 219 E Keefe 82-85     X    
124 Tiny's Waterfront 409 N Water St 90       X  
2 Tony's Riviera Cocktail Lounge 401 N Plankinton 62-64 X        
118 Triangle 135 E National 88-++     X X X
122 T's Music Club 3501 W Lisbon 89-90     X X  
94 Unicorn 300 W Juneau Ave 84     X    
149 Van Domes 330 E Wells 94       X  
129 Visions 814 S 2nd St 91-92       X  
141 Vuk's Place /& Vuk's II 2033 S 13th St 92-95       X  
170 Walkers Pint 818 S 2nd St 04-++         X
128 Walkers Point Cabaret 1106 S 1st St 91       X  
146 Walkers Point Marble Arcade 1101 S 2nd St 93-95       X  
179 Wherehouse 818 S Water St 08-++         X
134 Wizard's Pub 4538 W Lisbon 91-92       X  
157 Woodys 1579 S 2nd St 98-++       X X
45 Wreck Room 266 E Erie St 72-96   X X X  
24 Your Place  (1965-89 and 1993-94) 813 S First St 65-89 X X X X  
116 Zak's Humboldt + North 88     X    
148 Zippers 819 S 2nd St 93-98       X  
117 Zip's 3100 W Lisbon 88     X