Cactus Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The history of this Milwaukee space dates back to the early 1900s. The building was Italian-owned and in the 1910s housed an anarchist book club, whose name roughly translates to “The Dramatic Lovers Social Study Club.” Later during prohibition tunnels were formed between neighboring businesses to run liquor. Though the tunnels have since been filled with concrete, a secret door in the basement hides a few remnants and relics of the past.   In the 1950s, Cliff and Alice Rose bought the property and desired to have a “country and western”…

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