Richards St., opened a second joint, Klinger’s East, at 920 E. When it opened: Glen Klinger, whose parents operated Klinger’s West bar and grill at 3702 N. What it was: A Riverwest neighborhood bar, known for sponsoring scores of recreational sports teams, having a raft of pool tables and making a pretty good fish fry. (Snack Boys Snack Bar occupied the Hotel Foster space 2019-’21.) Klinger’s East When it closed: Closed in the summer of 2016. in space previously occupied by the bar/live-music venue Live on North, the Lava Lounge and, from 1993 to 2003, the music venue Globe East. When it opened: Opened by Mike "Bear" Kempka, Doug Williams and John Revord in April 2011 at 2028 E. What it was: A French-styled American bar on the east side, modeled after European hotel bars with a look the owners called “shabby chic regal,” with comfy chairs, rotating artwork and cocktails on tap (one of the first Milwaukee bars to do so). The bar continued operating as Hegarty's until 2010, when the investor group that owned the building pursued legal action to collect overdue rent for the bar. When it closed: Jim Hegarty died of a heart attack in the bar in 1981. (Hegarty came to Milwaukee from Ireland in 1926 starting in 1939, he opened nine taverns in the Milwaukee area overall.) It was called Flanigan’s when Jim Hegarty bought it in 1972 and changed its name. had been a tavern since the end of Prohibition. When it opened: The storefront at 1120 W. What it was: No-frills Irish bar on the eastern end of the Marquette University campus for decades, it was a regular hangout for students and lawyers from the law school and County Courthouse. (Brocach closed in the fall of 2014 a new group, which also owned Three Lions Pub in Shorewood, took over the space and turned it into a soccer-themed, British-style pub called Red Lion Pub, which opened at the end of 2014.) Five years later, the building was sold to an investor group that planned to open an Irish bar called Brocach in the renovated space. When it closed: The Five and Ten’s final owner, James Douglas, closed the bar in 2001 and sold the building in 2002. The Five and Ten entered the local spotlight in the late 1980s when Bill Vogl, a 32-year Milwaukee Police Department veteran turned politician, used the bar (Ludyen was his late father-in-law) as an informal campaign hub when he ran for alderman. Water St., at the time in the heart of Milwaukee’s tannery district, in 1933. When it opened: Edward Ludyen opened the Five and Ten at 1850 N. What it was: A longtime family tavern on the lower east side, in what is now the bustling Commerce Street neighborhood, known for its fish fries and hamburgers served on paper plates. RELATED: From Karl Ratzsch's to Wolf Peach, these are some Milwaukee restaurants we miss Let us know which ones we're missing in the Comments section. We know many, many other bars could be in this mix, but here's a starting point. and Toran's Tropical Hut, the bar at Locust and Fifth streets that was a community gathering spot for Milwaukee's north side for more than three decades before it closed in 1988.) (Sorry, Avalanche bar, the Marquette University neighborhood classic that closed in 1997 Century Hall, the beloved east side bar and music venue that burned down in 1988. Reminder: This list only covers bars, not restaurants, that were in the city of Milwaukee - not the suburbs - that closed in 1998 or later. These are some of the bars and taverns that have closed in the city of Milwaukee in the past 25 years that we still miss - some of them fancy, others a little more dive-ish, but all a memorable part of Milwaukee's traditions and culture. The only thing worse than hearing "last call" is when your favorite bar has its own last call. View Gallery: A look at some classic Milwaukee bars and taverns we miss
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