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The DC Eagle at 639 New York Ave. NW, where it was located from 1987 to 2014. The roots of the D.C. Eagle can be traced back to informal dinners of a group of local motorcyclists and leathermen at Louis' bar on 9th Street in Northwest. After the founding of the Spartans MC (April 3, 1968) the bar war renamed Louis' Spartan Lounge.
O'Banion's was a nightclub located at 661 N. Clark St. in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Named for Chicago Irish gangster Dion O'Banion, it was established in June 1978, inside what had formerly been McGovern’s Saloon (itself an infamous Chicago gangster bar where a young O'Banion had performed as a singing waiter) as well as a series of strip clubs and gay bars.
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
The bar has won several awards and titles, including being named 13th best bar in the world, in The World's 50 Best Bars publication in 2014. [12] Eater lists the bar among its 28 "essential bars in Chicago". [7] The bar does not address the controversy involved with tiki culture, and still is known as a "tiki bar".
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Chicago-based comic Whitney Chitwood recorded her 2019 album The Bakery Case live at the Green Mill; the album reached No. 9 on the Billboard comedy chart [11] and was the first comedy album to be recorded at the club. [12] Recently the Green Mill hosts performers ranging from jazz quartets to swing orchestras who frequently play to a packed ...
According to the 2010 census, 29,283 people live in the neighborhoods in or near the Loop. The median sale price for residential real estate was $710,000 in 2005 according to Forbes. [86] In addition to the government, financial, theatre and shopping districts, there are neighborhoods that are also part of the Loop community area.
Mister Kelly’s was a nightclub on Rush Street in Chicago which existed from 1953 to 1975. From around 1956 until its demise, it was a springboard to fame for many entertainers, especially jazz singers and comedians. As reported in the Chicago Tribune, "It was a supernova in the local and