by FlyAwayGirl

August 4, 2004

From journal Live Music In Chicago

A visit to the Green Mill will take you back in time. This is a jazz club that has been operating since the days of Prohibition when Al Capone, Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn (who was its part-owner), and their associates made it one of their haunts. While the gangsters, movie stars, and glamorous patrons of its earlier days are long gone, the place has maintained its character in decor, music style, and atmosphere and is now the longest-operating jazz club in the country, not to mention one of the coolest music venues in Chicago. It is also home of the original Uptown Poetry Slam which is held every Sunday evening. To get to the Green Mill in the Uptown neighborhood, take the red line train to Lawrence. Walk west on Lawrence Avenue one block to Broadway. The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge doesn't have a website, but here's the phone number: 773/ 878-5552

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