Lesbian bar (8)
Business · Milwaukee
Deja-Vu
2nd Street in Milwaukee, open from August 1993 to about May 1994. It occupied a corner space that had previously housed the Oregon House and the Phoenix, part of a cluster of gay bars in the South 2nd
Business · Milwaukee
DK's Tavern
National Avenue, operating from about 1985 to 1988. Run by an owner known as Dotie, it occupied a building that had been home to the popular lesbian bar Sugar Shack since 1976, and for a time it held
Business · Milwaukee
Hot Legs Video Nite Club
Hot Legs Video Nite Club opened in late 1984 in the former Shadows bar space on South 2nd Street, run by co-owners Kathy and Karen. For a time it was Milwaukee's leading lesbian bar, fielding a softba
Business · Milwaukee
Jet's Place
Kinnickinnic Avenue, open from 1986 to June 1991. Opened by a woman known as Jeanette ("Jet") primarily as a women's bar, it drew a broad following and was known for its Sunday afternoon parties. The
Business · Milwaukee
Leaded Shade II
Leaded Shade II opened in November 1990 on South 1st Street as a renaming of the bar previously called The Alternative. Its owner revived the name of the original Leaded Shade, a women's bar she had r
Business · Milwaukee
Nite Beat
Nite Beat was an early Milwaukee lesbian bar, considered the first such bar on the city's south side. Over roughly twelve years it occupied three locations—on West National Avenue and then two sites o
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Business · Milwaukee
Non-Sequitur
It appears in the bar directories of several Wisconsin LGBTQ periodicals between October 1981 and May 1983. No advertisement or other mention of the bar beyond these listings has been located.
Business · Milwaukee
Out 'N About
Out 'N About opened on South 1st Street in August 2003, in a building that had long held a popular straight bar and near the leather bar Harbor Room. It featured a sizable dance floor, a long bar, an