The bar held frequent drag and other shows, with a drink rail surrounding a combination dance floor/ stage area providing a great place to watch shows and then dancers when the music fired up. As the only LGBT bar in SE Wisconsin (south of Milwaukee), Club ICON remained extremely popular destination for the LGBT community of Racine and Kenosha, drawing customers from the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois as well. There was no change in popularity however. Then, late in 2005, the longtime owner of Club 94 sold the bar it remained open under the old name until April 2006, when a 'Grand Opening' party was held for the newly renamed Club ICON. Located most of that time at Highway C exit of I-94, in 2003 the business was moved north to this location to become Club 94-North, under the same owner.
Club ICON (Kenosha)- Bars and Clubs in History of Gay & Lesbian Life, Wisconsin Historyįor 21 years, Club 94 was THE dance bar in southweastern Wisconsin (outside of Milwaukee), with no competition from Racine bars (which were typically smaller neighborhood-type bars).
