Papagaio

Bar Dance | Drag

515 N Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Easttown

Year Opened: 1981
Year Closed: 1986

Exact Date Opened: Thursday, December 31, 1981
Exact Date Closed: Sunday, December 07, 1986

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Mixed

Logo:

Bobby Bell was a T.A. Chapman's designer, John Hawks Pub manager, brother of the creator of "Young & The Restless," and a Midwest nightlife personality. After closing the Red Baron, Bell opened Papagaio in December 1981. Inspired by Rio de Janeiro, the popular club hosted groundbreaking musical acts. Papagaio primarily catered to straight crowds, but reserved Wednesdays as gay nights. When the drinking age changed, Papagaio became Club New York in December 1986 before closing in August 1987. The building, believed since 1982 to be structurally unsound, was demolished in 1991.