Black Nite

Bar Drag | Transgender

400 N Plankinton Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Historic Fifth Ward

Year Opened: 1960
Year Closed: 1961

Exact Date Opened: Unknown
Exact Date Closed: Unknown

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Gay, Black

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Formerly known as the Old Mill Inn and Mary's, the Black Nite was the scene of the first LGBTQ uprising against homophobia in Wisconsin history.

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