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Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (also known as the Green Mill Jazz Club or simply the Green Mill) is a bar and entertainment venue on Broadway in Uptown, Chicago.
The Green Mill's origins can be traced to the late 1890s. Over the years its name, ownership, and building have undergone numerous changes, but it has remained on the same city block since its inception, and in the same building (albeit different subsections) since 1921. The current venue opened in 1935.
The Green Mill is known for its jazz performances, along with its connections to Chicago mob history. It is considered one of the most famous bars/jazz clubs in the United States and the most iconic in Illinois.
The Green Mill traces its roots to Pop Morse's Roadhouse, a saloon founded by Charles E. "Pop" Morse at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Broadway (then known as Evanston Avenue). While commonly said to have opened in 1907, city records indicate the saloon opened in 1898.
The saloon became a popular spot for mourners from the nearby Graceland and Saint Boniface cemeteries. After Morse died in 1908, his son-in-law Charles Hoffman assumed control. In 1909, together with his brother Frank, Hoffman added a beer garden to the property in and renamed it the Hoffman Bros. Saloon.
In 1910, real estate developer and tavern owner Tom Chamales began leasing the property from the Hoffmans and changed the club's name to "Morse's Cafe & Garden." After acquiring adjacent land, Chamales demolished the original venue in 1914 and replaced it with a large, two-story complex he named Green Mill Gardens as a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") in Paris. Chamales chose the color green to avoid association with a nearby red-light district.
The Green Mill Gardens complex had a huge green windmill on the roof and included offices, a restaurant, an indoor ballroom, and an outdoor beer garden. The beer garden featured a large open courtyard and stage for live entertainment. In its early years, the Green Mill was a popular hangout for movie actors from nearby Essanay Studios.
In 1921, the federal government and the City of Chicago filed lawsuits against the Green Mill for allegedly selling alcohol in violation of Prohibition and for allowing music and dancing past 1 a.m. That same year, Chamales constructed an addition along Broadway that still stands today. A relief of a windmill (still visible) and the words "Green Mill Gardens" (now obscured by signage) are engraved in the stone facade above the former entrance.
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The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (also known as the Green Mill Jazz Club or simply the Green Mill) is a bar and entertainment venue on Broadway in Uptown, Chicago.
The Green Mill's origins can be traced to the late 1890s. Over the years its name, ownership, and building have undergone numerous changes, but it has remained on the same city block since its inception, and in the same building (albeit different subsections) since 1921. The current venue opened in 1935.
The Green Mill is known for its jazz performances, along with its connections to Chicago mob history. It is considered one of the most famous bars/jazz clubs in the United States and the most iconic in Illinois.
The Green Mill traces its roots to Pop Morse's Roadhouse, a saloon founded by Charles E. "Pop" Morse at the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Broadway (then known as Evanston Avenue). While commonly said to have opened in 1907, city records indicate the saloon opened in 1898.
The saloon became a popular spot for mourners from the nearby Graceland and Saint Boniface cemeteries. After Morse died in 1908, his son-in-law Charles Hoffman assumed control. In 1909, together with his brother Frank, Hoffman added a beer garden to the property in and renamed it the Hoffman Bros. Saloon.
In 1910, real estate developer and tavern owner Tom Chamales began leasing the property from the Hoffmans and changed the club's name to "Morse's Cafe & Garden." After acquiring adjacent land, Chamales demolished the original venue in 1914 and replaced it with a large, two-story complex he named Green Mill Gardens as a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") in Paris. Chamales chose the color green to avoid association with a nearby red-light district.
The Green Mill Gardens complex had a huge green windmill on the roof and included offices, a restaurant, an indoor ballroom, and an outdoor beer garden. The beer garden featured a large open courtyard and stage for live entertainment. In its early years, the Green Mill was a popular hangout for movie actors from nearby Essanay Studios.
In 1921, the federal government and the City of Chicago filed lawsuits against the Green Mill for allegedly selling alcohol in violation of Prohibition and for allowing music and dancing past 1 a.m. That same year, Chamales constructed an addition along Broadway that still stands today. A relief of a windmill (still visible) and the words "Green Mill Gardens" (now obscured by signage) are engraved in the stone facade above the former entrance.
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