Captain's Cabin

Bar

400 N 2nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53204

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Walkers Point

Year Opened: 1963
Year Closed: 1966

Exact Date Opened: Tuesday, October 01, 1963
Exact Date Closed: Thursday, December 01, 1966

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Gay

After Sailor Ann's closed in 1963, Wally Whetham furnished the Captain's Cabin with its vintage nautical antiques, but the bar only lasted as long as his financier could outrun a federal indictment.

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