Victor’s Nightclub will close in 2025

MILWAUKEE — Victor’s nightclub in east Milwaukee will close its doors for good on New Year’s Day.

The bar has been a popular spot for 60 years.

“It’s such an iconic place,” said longtime customer Maggie O’Rourke.

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O’Rourke has been frequenting Victor’s for decades.

“You just walk into the place and it feels like home,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke sits at the bar at Victor’s, transported back to when, in her twenties, she danced the night away in that same bar.

“It’s just a magical place,” she said.

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‘We’re losing something really, really special’: Victor’s nightclub to close in 2025

A magic that will be missed by many.

“We’re losing something really, really special,” O’Rourke said.

A special place created by Victor Jones in 1965.

“We’ve been fortunate to have been busy enough to stay open for 60 years,” Vic Jones said.

Vic and his brothers Jim and John did not take the decision to close lightly.

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“We’re getting older and times have changed and it’s time for us to have a little fun,” Vic explained.

Vic and his brothers practically grew up at Victor’s house.

“My grandmother cooked here. So John and I prepared the dishes and the salads. We grew up in this profession,” he says.

Gratitude for their parents and the city of Milwaukee is a common feeling, as this chapter comes to a close for the Jones family.

Victor’s will host one final 24-hour New Year’s Eve party. It will start at 4 p.m. on December 31st and continue until 4 p.m. on January 1st.

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