East Wilson Street (3)

Business · Madison Cardinal Bar The Cardinal Bar at 418 E. Wilson Street was opened in 1974 by Ricardo Gonzalez in the former Cardinal Hotel, and for many years it was Madison, Wisconsin's leading gay dance bar. Conceived in part to Business · Madison Cheri's Back East Cheri's Back East, also advertised simply as "Back East," was a Madison, Wisconsin bar at 508 E. Wilson Street that operated from about 1984 to 1989 and drew a mixed clientele of women and men. Little S Business · Madison Stop Lite Wilson Street, operating from about 1969 to about 1975 and owned by Jack McManus. According to recollections it drew lawyers at lunchtime and lesbians in the evening, and was profitable enough to no l