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

 
Oregon House
Location: 235 S. 2nd Street

Opened:
Closed:

July 1976?
circa 1979
Clientele:

Male/ female
Bar

 

 
 

Oregon House first advertised in the August 1976 issue of the GPU News, and the August 1976 issue of the local "GLIB Guide" describes the business as follows: "If you like shag carpeting, paneling and tasteful decor. May expand upstairs in the future. New."

Although this business did appear in the 1978 issue of the Damron Guide, it does not appear to have survived much past mid-late 1977. This location was the site of another bar, The Phoenix, from about 1979 on.

More information about this business is welcomed from anyone who can contribute it.

Article and Photos
Gay Business Guide,
August 1976, pg. 15
 
Interior photo
(main bar)
Gay Business Guide, August 1976
 
Interior photo
(dance floor)
Gay Business Guide, August 1976
 
 


Advertisement, August 1976
GPU News

Credits: contents, design and arrangement by Don Schwamb.
Last updated: April-2008.