Norman Ver Bruggen
Milwaukee
Biography
Norman Ver Bruggen owned the Wildwood, a Milwaukee lesbian bar, from 1959 until he sold it in early 1963. He held interests in several inner-city taverns and was later convicted in a 1963 robbery spree.
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Norman Ver Bruggen owned the Wildwood, a Milwaukee lesbian bar, from 1959 until he sold it in early 1963. He held interests in several inner-city taverns and was later convicted in a 1963 robbery spree.