Castaways South

Bar Dance | Drag | Women

196 S 2nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53204

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Walkers Point

Year Opened: 1969
Year Closed: 1971

Exact Date Opened: Unknown
Exact Date Closed: Unknown

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Mixed

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After the original Castaways was razed for the Park East Freeway in 1969, Jimmy Zingale moved his operation to Walker's Point, where it became the cornerstone of Milwaukee's second great gayborhood.

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