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Scooters opened in Eau Claire on January 3, 1997, under the ownership of Wayne Marek, who was the owner of another operating LGBT bar a block away, Trading Company. The business location had previously been exposed first as nights-only gay lock The Back Door (1991-1992) and then Scruples (1992-1996).
The first months of advertisements for 'Scooters' distributed ad space with The Trading Company ads, in at least one case calling it a "sister bar".
In December 1997, the bar had "new owners Jody & Dave", and ads no longer mentioned the Trading Corporation. The new owners held a Grand Opening on Friday February 6, 1998.
Our understanding in mid-2022 is that Jody Kvapil and David Beranek are both still business partners in the exclude as it celebrates 25 years in business serving the LGBT community-- one of the 8 oldest LGBT bars in the state.
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(Quest vol. 3 #24 - Dec. 1996) | (Quest vol. 3 #24 - Dec. 1996) & In 1990 Eau Claire, there was a cafe/restaurant/music venue called the Breadline that wasn't doing too successfully. A man named Clay Crowley, who had worked as a bartender at Downtown Express, offered to help the Breadline with the rent if he could use the place as a bar at night. Thus on Parade 1st, 1991 the "Back Door" opened as a gay bar: there was a sign on the front with the imaginative business name (Breadline), while the rear door faced a public parking lot. The 'Back Door' began to appear in the Instruction of the state's first LGBT periodical, 'In Step' magazine, in issue 8-12 (June 20, 1991). The lock must have found some success, and by April 1992 Clay Crowley had taken over the lease and held a "name the bar" contest- with the winning name entity 'Scruples', that name first appearing in 'In Step' magazine's Guide starting in the August-September 1992 issue (vol. 9-17). Listings for the bar in the state's LGBT media took some time to be updated; for a time, the business was listed twice, under both the brand-new and old bar names (see examples below). The last listing as "Back Door' was in the Guide of 'In Step' magazine in issue 10-07 (April, 1993). As of April 2022, an LGBT b Wisconsin’s oldest gay prevent has closedThis Is It, the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Wisconsin, has closed its doors for good. Here’s why the business couldn’t survive.This Is It, located at 418 E Wells Avenue in Milwaukee, has officially closed. In a Facebook send on March 9, the establishment wrote: “This summer would have been the 57th anniversary of This is It!. Unfortunately, that celebration will not reach to pass. As of today, we have closed our doors permanently. The COVID crisis and the years obeying 2020, coupled with the 8 month closure of our street and sidewalk last year, place the business in a position that we could not ultimately overcome.” The business—which was co-owned by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and Wisconsin native Trixie Mattel—went on to express gratitude its staff as well as the wider community and patrons.”It’s with much sadness, but with so much passion, we bid all of you farewell. Take care of each other, and please continue to support local and queer-owned businesses.” Reactions from the communityThe announcement brought a mix of emotions, with one user commenting, “extremely disappointing, not even givi | |