There's been a tavern here since 1880s, and jazz for decades.
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In 1991 and 1992, I was working for Sprecher Brewing Co. which was then at 730 W. Oregon Street. This place, about five blocks away, was a hang out for off duty Sprecher employees. At that time it was again called Try It. I don’t recall hearing about any live music played there but I mostly patronized on week days.
The trumpet hanging there is Jeff Pietrangelo’s first trumpet, not Piotrowski. Pietrangelo lived most of his life in the Milwaukee area, and was a local legend in the jazz scene there. Sadly, he’s no longer with us, which is why we ought to honor his memory by AT LEAST getting his name right.
@Justin Thanks for the correction. The story is now fixed.
I’ve been to Caroline’s in the past with some friends who love jazz, and it’s an interesting place! Thanks for the article, Michael Horne!