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Active filters: Year: 1965
Showing 20 of 785 locations (sorted by State Descending)
Page 1 of 40
Title Description Street Address City State Year Amenity Features
Plains Hotel Bar
Location ID: d-1965-00784
No description
1600 Central Ave
Cheyenne
WY
1965
(M-1965-1989)
Silver Dollar
Location ID: d-1965-00785
No description
86 W. Broadway
Jackson
WY
1965
(SM-1965-1989)
Candle Lite Club
Location ID: d-1965-00763
No description
35th & Kanawa
Charlestown
WV
1965 None
Hickory House
Location ID: d-1965-00764
No description
1139 Main St.
Wheeling
WV
1965 None
Quarrier Diner
Location ID: d-1965-00765
No description
1022 Quarrier
Charlestown
WV
1965 None
Antler's Hotel
Location ID: d-1965-00766
No description
616 N. 2nd St.
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(H-1965-1989)
Astor Hotel Bar
Location ID: d-1965-00767
No description
211 N Adams
Green Bay
WI
1965
(M-1965-1989)
Belmont Hotel Bar
Location ID: d-1965-00768
No description
31 N Pickney
Madison
WI
1965 None
Bourbon Beat
Location ID: d-1965-00769
No description
400 N Plankinton
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(*-1965-2005)
Castaways
Location ID: d-1965-00770
No description
424 W. McKinley
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(G-1965-1979)
Fox Bar
Location ID: d-1965-00771
(Skinny fox)
455 N Plankinton
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(*-1965-2005)
Gay Time
Location ID: d-1965-00772
No description
731 4th St
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(M-1965-1989)
Grand Prix
Location ID: d-1965-00773
No description
144 E. Juneau St.
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(M-1965-1989) (S-1965-2002)
Kollege Klub
Location ID: d-1965-00774
No description
714 State St.
Madison
WI
1965 None
Loop Cafe
Location ID: d-1965-00775
No description
603 N. 5th St.
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(C-1965-1989)
Mayfair
Location ID: d-1965-00776
No description
314 N. Adams
Green Bay
WI
1965
(M-1965-1989)
Mint
Location ID: d-1965-00777
No description
422 W. State St.
Milwaukee
WI
1965 None
Nite Beat
Location ID: d-1965-00778
No description
196 S 2nd St
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(*-1965-2005) (D-1965-2004) (G-1965-1979)
Pirate's Den
Location ID: d-1965-00779
No description
1801 N 12th St
Milwaukee
WI
1965 None
Regency East
Location ID: d-1965-00780
No description
1758 N. Water St.
Milwaukee
WI
1965
(*-1965-2005) (PE-1965-1989)