5 Mile Tavern

Jeffrey Hrouda: This was my family’s tavern located on the NW corner of Five Mile Road and Douglas Avenue. It was demolished in the late 1950s when Douglas Ave was widened.
Celebrating Out 100th Anniversary Tonight Music by "Scamps of Rhythm" *** 5 Mile Tavern Hiway 42 and 5 Mile Road Racine Journal-Times, May 25, 1940, Racine, Wisconsin
100th Anniversary of the 5 Mile Tavern, May 25, 1940.
Grand Opening! Tonight! 5-Mile Tavern Highway 42 and File Mile Road Free Lunch and Beer Between 10 and 11 P. M. Music by Louis Giacinti and His Orchestra
Grand Opening Tonight. 5 Mile Tavern. Racine Journal-Times, January 30, 1937.
Chicken Plate Lunch with French Fries Saturday Night Music for Dancing 5 Mile Tavern Highway 42 and File Mile Road Joe Hrouda Racine Journal-Times, August 17, 1934.
Chicken Plate Lunch with French Fries. Racine Journal-Times, August 17, 1934.
Interior photo of 5 Mile Tavern from Jeffrey T. Hrouda.