Boystown Tour

Chicago Elevated kicks of the spring and summer tour season with a first of it's kind - a Boystown Tour. The Boystown Tour will start on May 29th and run on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The tour starts at 5:00pm at Roscoe's and will run until 6:30pm ending at Scarlet. $20 includes wine tasting but does not include any other additional drinks. We’ll also talk about Chicago’s LGBT history. It’s fascinating, truly. We’ll touch on Stonewall and how that affected the gay community here in Chicago. We’ll talk about the “pansy craze” days in the 20’s and the affect of WWII. We’ll talk about some of the first human rights movements, some of Chicago’s most influential LGBT movers and shakers and talk about tipping points that made Chicago one of the first to repeal laws, instill laws and talk about why Boystown was the first legally designated gay neighborhood in the country.