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If you are sufficiently old to recollect Green Bay’s bar scene of the ’90 and ’00s, we’re waving you in for this nostalgic look again on the good instances that had been had again then.
It was the period when making your means up and down Washington Street meant bar-hopping stops at Maloney’s Pub, Oasis and BrewBaker’s – and perhaps a late-night chew from the Phat Dog cart out on the sidewalk. Don’t overlook Hip Cats on close by Adams Street or Harry the Hipster throughout the Fox River on Broadway.
If you are thirsty for the times of traces to get in on the door, open jams with Buddy Brass, free popcorn, sweaty dance flooring, music by Chris Gerard, toga events, the Touchdown Club and Green Bay’s first beer backyard, you’ve got come to the appropriate place.
Enjoy this salute to previous Green Bay scorching spots. (And if Main Street was your dangle, to not fear, we’ll give these locations their due at a later date.)
Opened in: 1989 at 125 S. Washington St., however let’s simply say Maloney’s bought round downtown.
The flashback: Two years after proprietor Kevin Maloney and companions opened the unique, it relocated to an 1890 constructing at 129 S. Washington St. with more room and room for a 70-foot customized crimson oak bar. Remember the pay telephone mounted in an previous 500-pound protected discovered within the constructing and the ocean of kitschy paper mache fish that hung from the ceiling?
In 1994, Maloney’s moved once more, this time to 223 N. Washington St., the place it turned the vacant lot subsequent door into what was thought of Green Bay’s first beer backyard. It turned a late ’90s scorching spot and was “the” place to be in summer season – the extra crowded, the extra enjoyable. It felt somewhat like partying in a comfy alley. With tents, it was additionally the location of St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve events.
In 2001, the Irish pub moved to its fourth and ultimate location, with house owners opting to assemble a brand new two-story constructing the place the beer backyard as soon as stood. It was greater than double the dimensions of the constructing they’d been leasing subsequent door and featured a retractable roof, a number of bars and a extra trendy really feel.
When Maloney’s closed, Knuckles Sports Bar & Grill opened on the primary ground of the constructing in 2008.
Who you might need heard play there: The Orphans, Fine Line, Naughty Monkey, Chris Gerard, The Dowgs, 13 Walls, Brian McLaughlin
Opened in: 1999 at 231 N. Broadway and fashionably hung round till the mid-2000s.
The flashback: Proudly described by administration as “tacky and loud,” Harry’s hit it out of the park with a cool Nineteen Seventies throwback theme that had bartenders in leisure fits and Elvis wigs, drinks in previous A&W mugs, a cleaning soap bubble machine, “Charlie’s Angels” posters on the partitions, a photograph sales space that spit out stickers of patrons, ABBA on the sound system and neon colours all over the place. It was retro to the nth diploma. No marvel folks couldn’t get sufficient – a lot in order that it was cited a number of instances for going over its capability restrict. If you had the title Harry and even only a bushy again, you earned a spot within the Harry Hall of Fame.
What you might need worn there: A sheet. Harry’s annual toga occasion was an occasion, to say the least.
Opened in: Early to mid-Nineties at 201 N. Washington St. The dates are fuzzy, as are, little doubt, a few of folks’s reminiscences from nights spent there.
The flashback: The nook membership with its dance ground and pretend palm timber was a magnet for singles seeking to mingle and skewed somewhat older than a number of the different downtown bars on the time. To wade into the Oasis was to be met by pounding music and a wall of warmth whenever you walked by the door.
In 1994, it made headlines for bringing IntroVision courting to Green Bay. Billed as a “high-tech icebreaker,” patrons stuffed out a 15-question poll about their persona and had their photograph taken. Seconds later, a pc spit out their 4 most suitable matches with photographs, after which it was off to hunt them out and introduce your self.
The constructing would later develop into Liquid 8, a nightclub that lasted for 9 years earlier than shutting down in 2013 after allegations of underage consuming, violence and different issues.
Opened in: 1991 subsequent to the Holiday Inn-City Centre at 501 N. Adams St. in downtown Green Bay.
The flashback: With a mural of Wrigley Field and carpeting that seemed like baseball, soccer and basketball enjoying surfaces, it took its sports activities bar theme severely. It was identified for its low cost eats specials and ever-present double bubble, together with 15-cent limitless wings, $3.95 pig roasts on Wednesday nights in the summertime and Penny Pizza Nights (purchase one pizza, get the second for a penny). Its calling card was the Touchdown Club, “a million dollar value for only $20.” Membership bought you two-for-one drinks, month-to-month reward certificates, free drinks in your birthday, a sweatshirt and different freebies.
Locations had been later added in Ledgeview, Lawrence and elsewhere. The downtown location closed in 2013, and the constructing was demolished to make means for the KI Convention Center enlargement.
Who you might need heard enjoying there: Jim “Soup” Campbell
Opened in: 1999 at 240 N. Broadway because the bar adjunct to Thai restaurant Bangkok Garden.
The flashback: The inside mirrored the constructing’s historical past of greater than 100 years, with naked brick partitions, a grand again bar and classic cubicles. It was a extra chill possibility for an older crowd than the 20somethings who had been swarming the Washington Street bars on the opposite aspect of the Fox River within the ’00s. It was identified or its in depth menu of tropical drinks, together with the Volcano, which was served on fireplace.
It featured a daily schedule of stay music, together with a Wednesday night time open jam hosted by Buddy Brass. There was a Vinyl Night with Ron Kispert, too. As a rookie, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his buddies would typically cease in to sing karaoke on Friday nights. His go-to songs? “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey or “Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp.
The bar and restaurant closed in 2022 upon the house owners’ retirement.
Who you might need heard play there: Strange Brew, The Garys, Fahrenheit 420, Band Kamp, New Flavor, Eddie Biebel
Opened in: 1962 on Pine Street by Milton “Uncle Milty” Dalebroux, who named it after watching the MLB All-Star Game performed at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
The flashback: It moved from its authentic location to make means for the Port Plaza Mall enlargement and reopened at 216 N. Adams St. in 1980. Ten years later, it moved once more, this time a block away to the previous Paul’s Carriage Inn constructing at 119 N. Adams St. The Stick, because it was referred to as, was often known as a pleasant neighborhood tavern with a close-knit neighborhood of regulars. There had been Jim Beam mannequin trains and automobiles behind the bar, pool tables and free popcorn served in steel bowls. (The Stick additionally might have had its personal candle perfume.) On weekend nights, with its DJ sales space and lighted dance ground, it remodeled into a preferred membership cease for the younger bar crowd making the rounds on Washington Street.
A present of arms should you keep in mind supervisor Pat Riemer as a fixture behind the bar otherwise you ever took one in every of The Stick’s buses to Lambeau Field on recreation day for $10 and a free drink.
Dalebroux offered the enterprise to his daughter, Debby Dalebroux, within the mid-’80s. She closed it in 2007, citing the closure of the mall (then often known as Washington Commons) and the development of a parking ramp behind the constructing as elements.
Who you might need ran into there: Milton Dalebroux was a diehard Packers fan, and again through the Packers’ Glory Years, it was a hangout for Paul Hornung, Max McGee, Willie Davis and different gamers.
Opened in: 2000 at 1261 S. Monroe Ave. in Allouez, however that was just the start.
The flashback: Hip Cats had a knack for attracting large crowds and making headlines. Its prompt recognition as a celebration place when it opened in Fuzzy Thurston’s previous Shenanigan’s tavern location on Monroe Avenue brought about points with close by residential neighbors, who complained of noise, amongst different issues. It moved downtown in 2001 to the bottom ground of Gallagher’s Off Broadway on Pearl Street, and a yr later, moved once more, this time to the previous Jillian’s constructing on South Adams Street that had sat empty for greater than a yr.
No matter the three strikes in three years, the place Hip Cats went, the crowds adopted. A line to get in and elbow-to-elbow on the dance ground had been customary on weekends. The DJ sales space pumped out hits from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, and the bartenders had been identified to do “Coyote Ugly”-style shot pours and Hula Hoop demonstrations. It closed in 2007, with the house owners citing “landlord issues.”
Opened in: 1995 on the former Doc’s Comedy Club at 209 N. Washington St.
The flashback: Owners Zaid Jazrawi and Pat Quinn went to Minneapolis for inspiration in creating a spot with old style English pub vibes. With its knotted maple ground, previous brick, brass accents and amber lighting, it aimed to be extra upscale than a number of the different bars on the road. “Green Bay’s not just known for the little hole-in-the-wall tavern anymore,” Jazrawi was quoted as saying within the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
Patrons might get a microbrew and look down on the crowd under from the mezzanine. Project Sundays launched digital music nights to the scene with DJs from Chicago, and Thursdays Live! aimed to spotlight authentic music from regional acts for a $5 cowl (and a free shot).
Who you might need heard play there: DJ Bad Boy Bill, Annex, The Gordon Brothers, Epic Hero, Tres Femmes.
Opened in: 1992 at 240 N. Broadway, a nook constructing that additionally as soon as housed Baxter’s Food & Spirits.
The flashback: Its run was transient however nautical, with blow-up whales, stuffed parrots and mermaids as a part of the decor. If you don’t recall the Whale, chances are you’ll keep in mind the “Captain Kevin is crazy” adverts touting specials like $4 all-you-can-drink and “sandwiches as big as your head.” It turned RC Jack’s in 1993.
Who you might need heard play there: C.J. Mack, The Stringbeans.
Opened in: 1989 at 401 S. Washington St.
The flashback: Long and slender with superhero artwork on the partitions, it felt like a mom-and-pop tavern through the week however remodeled right into a hoppin’ blues membership on the weekends. Bands from close to and much in some way squeezed onto the modest stage by the entrance door and packed the place. Working your means from the stage to the restrooms in such tight quarters was an journey on a busy Saturday night time.
Owner Pat Coniff, a colourful character and passionate music lover, labored diligently to snag touring bands with an open night time between dates in Minneapolis and Chicago. It’s additionally the place Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns bought its begin in Green Bay within the early ’90s.
It closed in 2006 when Coniff offered the property, which later turned the South End Pub and Molly McGee’s earlier than the constructing was torn down in 2017.
Who you might need heard play there: Bryan Lee, Fat Mike & The Blue Cats, Rockin’ Jimmy & The Blues Weasels, Normal Adults, Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio, Jim Schwall Band.
Opened in: 1998 at 163 N. Pearl St. and closed in 2001, however Gallagher’s Pizza lives on within the Green Bay space.
The flashback: It was an Italian restaurant at its core, however the greater than $3 million spent to renovate the previous Accredited Cheese Co. constructing turned the property right into a multistory mini leisure advanced that additionally included a bar and billiards room. It all felt moderately large metropolis on the time, and Gallagher’s was thought of a key piece of the revitalization of the Broadway District when it opened.
It additionally boasted one thing new and thrilling to Green Bay: a rooftop bar. Bay City Swing drew large crowds to the out of doors area with common summer season gigs, and indoors, Gallagher’s hosted regional touring acts like Michael McDermott and Shannon Curfman.
Who you might need heard play there: Caroline’s Spine, The Hooligans, Tina & The B-Sides, Sugarfoot.
Kendra Meinert is an leisure and have author on the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on X (previously Twitter) @KendraMeinert.
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