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

 
Passion
Location: 200 E. Washington Street, Milwaukee WI

Opened:
Closed:

 approx. December 2004
approx. November 2005
Clientele:

Male/ female
Bar/ Dance/ social

 

  
       
 

Passion was the third LGBTQ bar in the building that was best known as the lesbian bar Fannies.

The bar was short-lived. It was listed in the bar guide of "Queer Life" ("Q Life") newspaper from issues 1-01 thru 1-12, then disappeared. We have been unable to find any advertisements or articles mentioning it.

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)

    The building was demolished in September, 2024.
Bar listing and map showing Passion listed
(Queer Life vol. 1-04, March 2005)
 
Building sold, December 2023
(Facebook posting, image courtesy Jamie Taylor)
 
Photos: Demolition
(Facebook posting, photos courtesy Clintonstreet Antiques)
 
 

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Last updated: September-2024.

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