Sidetrack (Chicago)

Sidetrack is a gay bar on Halsted Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Sidetrack
Address3349 North Halsted Street
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°56′35.4″N 87°38′57″W
Opened1982 (1982)
Website
sidetrackchicago.com

Description

Sidetrack is a two-story, 15,000-square-foot bar that spans eight storefronts.[2] It has six rooms and a rooftop deck.[3] Sidetrack hosts themed video nights.[4][5]

History
Sidetrack representation at Chicago's 2013 pride parade

Established in 1982,[6] Sidetrack is owned by Art Johnston and Jose "Pepe" Peña,[7][8]

In 2013, Sidetrack boycotted Stoli Vodka over Russia's anti-gay laws.[9] In 2023, the business announced stopped selling Anheuser-Busch products as part of the Bud Light boycott.[10]

Reception

The Chicago Sun-Times has called Sidetrack "one of the world's top gay bars".[11] Sidetrack ranked first in Time Out Chicago's 2023 list of the city's best LGBTQ+ bars.[3] Sidetrack has been called the "most popular bar in Illinois" by BuzzFeed and "one of the 50 top gay bars in the US" by Yelp.[12]

See also

References
  1. Bergquist, Kathie; McDonald, Robert (2006). A Field Guide to Gay & Lesbian Chicago. Lake Claremont Press. ISBN 978-1-893121-03-4.
  2. "'In finding each other we started developing power': A look at Midwest's largest gay bar". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. "The 30 best LGBTQ+ bars in Chicago". Time Out Chicago. 2023-05-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  4. "A Love Story That Birthed an Iconic Gay Bar and a Lifetime of Activism". www.advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  5. Tiebert, Laura (2005-07-08). Chicago For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-9996-5.
  6. "Making Chicago's Boystown". interactive.wbez.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  7. "'Art and Pep' documentary tells story of gay couple who owns Chicago's LGBTQ bar Sidetrack". NBC Chicago. 2023-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  8. "'Art and Pep' Tells the Story Behind Iconic Gay Bar Sidetrack, Documents the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in Chicago". WTTW News. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  9. "Chicago gay bar 'Sidetrack' boycotts Russian Vodka". WGN-TV. 2013-07-27. Archived from the original on 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  10. "Popular Chicago Bars Won't Sell Anheuser-Busch Beer Over Response to Mulvaney Ad Controversy". NBC Chicago. 2023-05-05. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  11. "Chuck Hyde, dead at 55, helped Sidetrack bar become a Boystown standby". Chicago Sun-Times. 2017-05-19. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  12. "The Dog Days of Summer at Chicago's Sidetrack". www.advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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