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

 
Who's Bar
Location: 720 Bodart Way, Green Bay WI

Opened:
Closed:

 late 1984
approx. 1989
Clientele:

Male
Bar/ social

 

  
       
 

Who's Bar in Green Bay was the successor to the Body Shop bar when owner Mike Dziuba transformed it late in 1984. (A June 1985 advertisement in 'In Step' magazine vol. 2-12, pg 31, advertises their '3rd Anniversary', but that is for the business including its earlier time as Body Shop.)

In 1989, the bar became another popular LGBT bar, Za's (on Bodart), but moved to a new location after two years in this building. The new Za's location would be Green Bay's main bar for a decade.

The history of LGBT bars in Northeastern Wisconsin was the subject of an excellent article in the Green Bay Press Gazette in 2020.

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

Sage LaRue, legendary
drag queen- entertainer,
in 'disguise' at The Who Bar
(photo by Jamie Taylor c1985-86)
 
Inside the bar: Jamie Taylor (right)
with a bartender
(photo by Jamie Taylor c1985-86)
 


 
 


Steppin Out column: Body Shop becomes Who's Bar
(In Step vol 2-05, March 1985)
 




Photos: 219 Girls put on show at Who's Bar
(In Step vol 2-05, March 1985)
 


Mention in Steppin' Out
(InStep vol. 3-19, October 1986)
 

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Last updated: September-2023.

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