Download or read book Last Call Chicago written by Rick Karlin and published by Rattling Good Yarns Press. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Last Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBT-Friendly Taverns, Haunts and Hangouts" could not have been written by anyone but authors Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix. Both are journalists with a keen eye for history, who reported on the events and comings and goings of Chicago's LGBT-friendly bars and clubs. Last Call Chicago is a walk back in time - from the Speakeasies of the 1920s to the latest hot spots, and all done without looking at a single app.As Terri Phoenix, director of the LGBTQ Center at UNC-Chapel Hill said recently at a vigil for the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting, "It is important for people to understand that for LGBT communities, a gay bar is often a home for members of a community that may not feel safe ? anyplace else in their lives ? the club is a sanctuary, a community center, a home."Last Call Chicago is like a trip home.