The painted Phyllis' Musical Inn window, guitar art, and Old Style sticker in the glass-block wall — Photo: Marc Heiden. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

The glass-block storefront, porthole door, and 1800 address at Phyllis' Musical Inn — Photo: Devin Hunter. CC BY 2.0 · Source

The Old Style cold-beer sign and painted window at Phyllis' Musical Inn on Division Street — Photo: Devin Hunter. CC BY 2.0 · Source

Wicker Park · Chicago, IL

Phyllis' Musical Inn

A 1954 Wicker Park polka hall that never dressed up: glass-block windows, a stamp-sized stage, and a beer garden out back.

Live music Historic Patio

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Wicker Park
Address: 1800 W. Division Street
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Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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