![]() After much resistance, Uptown has finally succumbed to the regentrification surrounding it for the past 15 years now that Starbucks moved in. This is particularly impressive considering that Uptown has gone through an incredible transformation from its origins as a swamp to the “Hollywood of the Midwest” with Charlie Chaplin, to being run by Al Capone, to a haven for drug addicts and hoodlums, and finally to a neighborhood being reborn. Inspired by the Moulin Rouge in Paris (Red Mill), the Green Mill has attracted many celebrities through the years from Al Capone to Frank Sinatra to Bill Gates and has been filmed in The Untouchables, High Fidelity, and the 80s TV series, Crime Story. The Green Mill even hosts the longest running poetry slam, every Sunday night. Green Mill is a place for people of all walks of life to relax, enjoy martinis or Schlitz, and listen to some of the best music around, from traditional jazz to swing orchestras. ![]() ![]() Now over 100 years old, the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is the crown jewel of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and is the best jazz club in the known universe. ![]()
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