The Loading Zone (Chicago Gay Bar/80's and 90's) Color:Black Ramrod T-Shirt

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and its famously erotic mural by Chuck Arnett—visible from the street—became a landmark image of pre-Stonewall queer life

The Loading Zone (Chicago Gay Bar/80's and 90's) Color:Black Ramrod T-ShirtThe Loading Zone Chicago, IL (1980s1990s) 46 East Oak Street Gold Coast After Hours Before Boystown became Chicagos primary nightlife hub, the Gold Coast and Near North Side had their own constellation of gay bars and one of the late night standouts was The Loading Zone at 46 E. Oak Street. The Loading Zone shows up in Chicago LGBTQ nightlife listings by the mid 1980s, already operating as a bar known for music, video screens, and a steady crowd in