![]() Garcia said Jim Gates, the tavern’s original owner, was actively involved in the LGBTQ community, helping fund Equality Illinois at its beginning and donating to local social service agencies or gay rights organizations. Soon after its opening, more gay bars followed and the divey, late-night spot became both a Boystown institution and one of the longest-running independently owned bars in the neighborhood. Garcia said “the neighborhood was rough” when Little Jim’s first opened, but it “started the whole trend on Halsted Street.” ![]() It’s bittersweet to think back on those memories.” Pioneering Boystown bar Little Jim’s closes Thursday night. “I was afraid in my youth that I’d miss something if I wasn’t there every night.
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