The story
Chicago's oldest bar for 136 years - liquor license No. 6. Five mayors lived within walking distance. Speakeasy during Prohibition. Closed 2017 when the family couldn't afford property taxes.
Everything that was here
- 1881–2017
Schaller's PumpTavern
Chicago's oldest bar for 136 years - liquor license No. 6. Five mayors lived within walking distance. Speakeasy during Prohibition. Closed 2017 when the family couldn't afford property taxes.
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