In 1872, immediately following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a two-story balloon frame wooden structure with a detached cottage in the rear was constructed. An engineer company rented the front of the building in the back was a grocery store with living quarters in the rear cottage.
Following the fire, Chicago passed a fire code ordinance prohibiting construction of wooden commercial buildings in the Central Business District. The Green Door Tavern is one of the few remaining wood frame structures built prior to this fire ordinance.
The Racking (leaning) of the building occurred shortly after the building settled and has been that way for over 100 years. In 1921, the restaurant was established on the 1st floor and many of the bar fixtures were installed in the 20's and still exist in the present bar and restaurant.
Over the years, the restaurant/bar has been sold many times finally renamed the Green Door Tavern. During prohibition if the door of a restaurant was painted green, it indicated the presence of a speakeasy in that establishment.
From its earliest days, The Green Door Tavern has been a neighborhood favorite. From it's warm wooden interiors, decorative backsplash of memorabilia from days long past, and down-to-earth staff have kept its many loyal customers happy through downtown Chicago's changing times.
Alissa and I play there on Thursday nights easy listening acoustic dinner music. A fun gig for a receptive clientele in a great atmosphere. A greet selection of beers, wine, cocktails and food options. We play for food and drinks and a fun night out working out our sound.
Surprisingly the Green Door Tavern has no green room so Alissa and I decompress at my tenth floor apartment after performing there. In the summer relaxing on the balcony starring at the lakeshore sipping wine and chatting.
Our first kiss was on that balcony after a Thursday night show. Hands exploring our tight young bodies, rubbing, caressing, a building heat between us. A sexual lust in the crisp lakeshore air passionately groping each other laying on one of my zero gravity lawn chairs.
Arms, legs, fingers and feet converging into one package of playfulness and fun. Shedding our cloths two naked bodies making love in the brisk Chicago lakeshore wind. Kissing passionately tongues intertwined in an erotic dance her wonderful silver tongue stud. Rubbing her breast, teasing, playing with her nipples, lowering my mouth to bite her hard nipples.