Bar / Club

Mickey's Cove

Name: Mickey's Cove
Address: 157 S. 1st Street, Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee

Summary

1st Street that appears in a single national gay bar guide in 1972, suggesting it operated only briefly. No local documentation of the business is known to survive.

Images

Mickey's Cove — gg73 p124125 Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project

Facts

Type: Bar / Club
Address: 157 S. 1st Street
City: Milwaukee
Latitude: 43.0297332
Longitude: -87.9113356
Opened: approx. 1972
Closed: approx. 1972
Clientele: Male and female; dancing

Sources

Research adapted from the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. Archive page links below point to archive.wislgbthistory.com; for current news and community events, visit wislgbthistory.com.

Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project — Mickey's Cove (Milwaukee) (retrieved 2026-06-01)

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