The place closed in the early 2000s after the death of the bar’s last owner in 2004. The establishment, which was sandwiched between a bodega and a liquor store, was known as a gay bar, but it was also considered a neighborhood spot for people of all identities. and was the neighborhood haunt for many who lived in Rogers Park. Behind uninviting blacked out windows and a barred entrance, once upon a time, existed a tiny bar in Rogers Park which fostered relationships and memories to last a lifetime.Ĭharmers used to sit at 1502 W.