Gay bars in toledo ohio

Joseph C. Wicks was born in 1941 in Warren, Ohio. After four years of service on the original crew of the USS Undertaking in the Merged States Navy, he returned to Ohio to open several bars and restaurants. Wicks and his partner, a guy who performed on stage as Denise Michaels, helped to develop an LGBTQ entertainment scene in downtown Toledo.

Wicks was not just a businessman, he was a man with vision and imagination, bringing the first disco and lighted dance floor to Toledo. Among his many accomplished ventures in the prevent trade were: Camel Lot, Camel Lot Complex, Freudian Slip-Up, The Warehouse, Hooterville Station, and Caesar’s Showbar. Each establishment catered to the varied interests and demands of patrons, both gay and straight. His restaurant undertakings included the main street restaurant and deli, Auntie Em’s, Brenda’s, Joe’s, and The Arlington.

Caesar’s Showbar, one of Toledo’s longest-running same-sex attracted bars, opened at its original location on 133 Erie Street and eventually moved to its more famous location on Jefferson Route and Ontario Avenue. While Wicks did not normally wear drag, he promoted Caesar’s by dressing in cos

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