Out of the Loop | During prohibition, Butch McGuire's operated as "Kelly's Pleasure Palace," a speakeasy accessible by tunnel

During prohibition, Butch McGuire's operated as "Kelly's Pleasure Palace," a speakeasy with tunnels leading across the street.

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Later, the bar, located at Clark and Division, was a brothel run by gangster Bobby Farrell, and called Bobby Farrell's Show Lounge.

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