Page 20 HIGH GEAR DECEMBER 1980

Weekends in Chicago

By Bob Kovach

If you are one of those clones who revels in those hot, sweaty. smoke-filed, deafening DISCO'S and whose idea of a good meal is a handfull of pills plus a bottle of poppers don't read this column. You probably couldn't afford this trip anyway. But, for those of you

Bar guide for Chicago

REFERENCE CODE

........ Predominantly Male Predominantly Female ................................... Mixed Male & Female

Levi, Leather ..Western

Female Impersonator Shows ---f........ Live Entertainment ..Restaurant, Food Service

CHICACO (312)

BARS NORTH

Augle's/C.X.'s-F

3726 N. Broadway.

.975-0449

Baton Show Lounge-MF. S

436 N. Clark St..

644-5269

Big Red's-M

642 W. Diversey Pkwy..

525-1200

Bistro-MF. D. E

420 N. Dearborn St..

.467-1878

B.J.'s-M

3231 N. Clark St..

.477-3404

Blue Pub-M, E

3059 W. Irving Park Rd............. 588-9156

Broadway Limited-M, D

3132 N. Broadway....

Bushes-M. D

.935-3070

3320 N. Halsted St.................... 528-6088 Carol's Speakeasy-M. D. E. R

1355 N. Wells St..

Chatterbox-MF

744 N. Clark SL.

Checkmate II-M

2546 N. Clark St.

Cheeks-MF, D

2730 N. Clark St..... Closei-MF

3325 N. Broadway. Coconuts-MF. D. E. R

5320 N. Sheridan Rd..

Crimson Closet-M

3136 N. N aragansett. Dancers-MF

Gold Coast-M, L

Haig-M

..... 944-422€

642-2070

248-4832

.....348-3400

who have a steady job and a lust for the good life. I have the perfect weekend for you. CHICA-

GO!!!

Since getting there is half the fun, forget the plane and take the train. Talk about a hoot! The Amtrak Lakeshore Lid. is a pleasant surprise, relatively inexpensive (currently $62 roundtrip and a page out of the 50's. The food is good, the cars are clean and comfortable, the arrivals and departures convenient and you go from downtown to downtown By leaving Friday morning and coming back Sunday night, you can have a pleasant, hassle-free weekend.

Stay at a downtown hotel (we

stayed at the Lakeshore Holiday Inn) and you won't need to rent a car. This will put you within a 5 minute walk to Water Tower Place, and a $3 cab ride or 60¢ bus or subway ride away from any place you'd want to go. (Cabs are cheaper and more plentiful than here.). If you want to go shopping. Water Tower Place is a must. Situated right downtown at Michigan Ave. & Pearson Street, it is a 7 story mall containing every type of store imaginable plus wall-to-wall Queens! Next take the subway (the subways are clean and graffiti-free!) to "NewTown," the "Gay Ghetto" which is a combination of Lakewood Gold Coast,

A gay's guide

Coventry and Shaker Square. Here too. you will find every type of shop including a place called "On Broadway" which is a veritable supermarket of Gay cards, posters and stationery etc. and is run by an ex-Clevelander named Ron.

For your eating and drinking, pleasure we highly recommend the following: "My Brother's Place" This Gay restaurant is hidden away on the second floor at 111 W. Hubbard St. without a sign to announce it. The food is marvelous, patterned after The Marlo's here but the atmosphere is much more intimiate! Another fun place, if you just want to drink, is "Sunday's" at 430 N.

Clark St. This kalaidascope of several bars, dance areas, electronic games and movies features something for everyone plus friendly bartenders and a touch of sleaze.

My favorite place, though, is a bar/restaurant/cabaret called "His 'n Hers" at 944 W. Addison Street at the Wrigley Field elevated station. This is the kind of placel wish we had in Cleveland. it is small, with what I gather is a regular clientele. It doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is. A place for everyone to have fun. It's a bar that caters to both men and women. It serves food.... among which is the best ham(Continued on Page 21).

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477-8533

275-2222

622-9799

5244 N. Sheridan......

271-0999

D' Rose's Haideaway-MF

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549-8756

Deja Ve-F

2559 N. Southport Ave..

477-1336

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549-4166

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549-9874

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1343 N. Wells St..

944-9065

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642-060-6

Harlequin's-M

2683 N. Halsted.

935-5302

His 'N Hers-MF, E. R

944 W. Addison St.

935-1210

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114 W. Hubbard St.

944-9494

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3019 N. Clark St.

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745 N. Rush St....

944-9646

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2936 N. Clark ST.

525-8150

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3445 N. Halsted St...

281-3336

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2500 N. Southport.

281-9681

Little Hercules-M. D

3477 N. Clark St.

935-9914

Little Jim's-M

3501 N. Halsted St.

071-6115

Loading Zone-M, D

46 E. Oak St..

208-2244

Lost & Found-F

2959 W. Irving Park Rd.

500-9:44

Luckey Clover Lounge-MF

2315 W. Fullerton

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Manhandler-M, W

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