This bar was opened in the building that had previously been the site of Fannie's, a long-time popular lesbian bar (1983-2000) owned and run by Sharon Dixon. After the problems associated with 'Fannies', Sharon first reopened the tavern as Pulse (2002-2004).

According to some reports, the location then briefly held a 'straight' rap bar.

Trying once more to regain the bar's former popularity within the LGBT community, Sharon opened the location's doors once more in June 2008 as "Club 200 East". That name didn't last long though, as on the stroke of midnight New Years Eve 2007/ New Years Day 2008, the bar was renamed "Jack".

This reincarnation didn't last long; it quietly closed early in 2011 (last listed in Wis. Gazette vol. 2-10).

The building at 200 E. Washington was the location of a total of six LGBTQ bars:

Fannies (September 1983 to September 2002)
Pulse (October 2002 to approx. June 2004)
Passion (approx. December 2004 to approx. November 2005)
Club 200 East (June to December 2008)
Jack (December 2008 to approx. March 2011)
Studio 200 (approx. June 2011 to approx. August 2018)


After sitting vacant for six years following the closure of "Studio 200", the building was demolished in September, 2024-- still displaying the "Studio 200" name above the entrance.

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