{"id":6465,"date":"2026-05-08T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=6465"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:44:14","slug":"5-mile-tavern","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/5-mile-tavern\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Mile Tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689016656_10234477473263059_1095478101508634926_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689016656_10234477473263059_1095478101508634926_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6466\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689016656_10234477473263059_1095478101508634926_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689016656_10234477473263059_1095478101508634926_n-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689016656_10234477473263059_1095478101508634926_n-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeffrey Hrouda: This was my family\u2019s 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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/100th-anniversary-688621297_10234477483823323_2528587782447611826_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/100th-anniversary-688621297_10234477483823323_2528587782447611826_n.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrating Out\n100th\nAnniversary\nTonight\nMusic by\n&quot;Scamps of Rhythm&quot;\n***\n5 Mile Tavern\nHiway 42 and 5 Mile Road\nRacine Journal-Times, May 25, 1940, Racine, Wisconsin\" class=\"wp-image-6467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/100th-anniversary-688621297_10234477483823323_2528587782447611826_n.jpg 498w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/100th-anniversary-688621297_10234477483823323_2528587782447611826_n-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">100th Anniversary of the 5 Mile Tavern, May 25, 1940.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-1024x1013.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Opening!\nTonight!\n5-Mile Tavern\nHighway 42 and File Mile Road\nFree Lunch and Beer Between\n10 and 11 P. M.\nMusic by \nLouis Giacinti\nand His Orchestra\" class=\"wp-image-6470\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-300x297.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-768x760.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-1536x1519.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-2048x2026.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1937_01_30_6-grand-opening-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grand Opening Tonight. 5 Mile Tavern. Racine Journal-Times, January 30, 1937.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Plate Lunch\nwith French Fries\nSaturday Night\nMusic for Dancing\n5 Mile Tavern\nHighway 42 and File Mile Road\nJoe Hrouda\nRacine Journal-Times, August 17, 1934.\" class=\"wp-image-6473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-1024x762.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-768x571.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-1536x1143.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The_Journal_Times_1934_08_17_12-chicken-plate-lunch-2048x1524.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chicken Plate Lunch with French Fries. Racine Journal-Times, August 17, 1934.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/interior-photo-of-5-Mile-Tavern-from-Jeffrey-T-Hrouda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/interior-photo-of-5-Mile-Tavern-from-Jeffrey-T-Hrouda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6478\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/interior-photo-of-5-Mile-Tavern-from-Jeffrey-T-Hrouda.jpg 474w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/interior-photo-of-5-Mile-Tavern-from-Jeffrey-T-Hrouda-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interior photo of 5 Mile Tavern from Jeffrey T. 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