A Night at Neon Wilderness

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Much of the decor comes from bygone bars: ceiling beams from a Schlitz tied house, for example, and a mirror from Quenchers Saloon.
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The Betty Boop figurine was bought from the owner of Marie’s Rip Tide, another bar Bolt loved. The other tchotchkes are from Bolt’s personal collection.
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The photo booth’s backdrop was painted by artist Lauren Asta.
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Bolt behind the bar
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The house cheap beer? Hamm’s.
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The Do It for Your Mama (bourbon, strawberry and lemon juices, Peychaud’s) is named for an Adam Sandler joke. “Nobody’s gotten it yet,” Bolt says. (The bar itself is named after a Nelson Algren book.)
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A peak Thursday night crowd, at around 10 o’clock.
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Brad Bolt, of much-missed Bar DeVille, has created a new drinking den — and it’s rapidly becoming Wicker Park’s center of gravity after dark. Here’s a tour. 1270 N. Milwaukee Ave.

By Carrie Schedler

October 12, 2018, 11:58 am

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