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Rush street chicago gay2/9/2024 ![]() ![]() So after the late show, he`s over here having a drink and getting ready to go get some ribs at Singapore when the doorman comes rushing in. ”Shecky had just driven his brand new Cadillac in from Vegas and he parked it out in front and tipped the doorman to keep an eye on it. Hey, you remember the night Shecky Greene`s car was stolen?,” asked Novak. And sitting with his golden retriever, Jasper, was Jay Emerich, owner of the club that bears his name and one of the original owners of Faces. So did Will Sheldon, a Rush Street regular who had his own club between 19 at what now is The Backroom, worked 100 nights as maitre d` at Kelly`s, and was a night bartender at Jay`s for 11 years. Larry Novak and Dick Reynolds, who shared the house piano chores at Kelly`s for 14 and 15 years respectively, stopped in. Last week, a few old friends got together at Jay`s one afternoon for drinks and memories about the corner`s grand old days. Only the tiny Louis Mariano park, a triangle strip at Rush and State Streets, endures. ![]() The building housing Jay`s (and The Waterfront, a seafood restaurant) will be demolished to make room for a small, luxury hotel. O`Connell`s, the place for breakfast, gave way to GuadalaHarry`s, and Sunday, Jay`s is holding its farewell bash before moving to its secondary location, Jay`s II, at 930 N. Mister Kelly`s now is Sweetwater cafe and restaurant.
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