Gayest spot

Newspaper Hot-Spots


Gayest spot

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Whimsical newspaper ad for The Bowery at 4742 north Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Just good food

23 Oct 2014 204
Newspaper ad for the Lakeview Village on north Broadway, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Marquette Club

23 Oct 2014 221
Newspaper ad for the Marquette Club on south Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

The Walnut Room

07 Oct 2014 1 200
Wonderful newspaper ad for the Walnut Room at the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Palais Royale

07 Oct 2014 230
Newspaper ad for the Palais Royal Cafe on 70 W. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Tunnel Cafe

07 Oct 2014 205
Vintage newspaper ad for the Otis Tunnel Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Gayest spot

07 Oct 2014 263
Delightful newspaper ad for The Bowery, "the north side's gayest spot," 4742 N. Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Tops in entertainment

07 Oct 2014 225
Newspaper ad for the Blackhawk Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935, featuring entertainer Joe Sanders.

Greatest show in America!

07 Oct 2014 213
Newspaper ad for George Olsen and Ethel Shutta and their ice skating show at the Hotel Sherman's College Inn in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Rendevous for the elite

07 Oct 2014 2 204
Nostalgic newspaper advertisement for McGovern's Liberty Inn, 70 W. Erie, Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Joyous holiday revelry

07 Oct 2014 211
Vintage newspaper ad for Joe Lewis and Dolly Kay at starring Denis Cooney's Royale Frolics in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.

Break out the bubbly

07 Oct 2014 216
Newspaper ad for the cafe at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, dated 1935.