A staple of Chicago is soon to no longer be with us. Southport Lanes, the bowling alley and bar (among other things) in Lakeview closed during the pandemic and will not reopen. The iconic location released a statement saying, “It’s the end of an era. We outlasted Prohibition and the 1918 Spanish flu, but not COVID-19. Southport Lanes poured its last beer on Sunday, September 27, 2020.”

Southport Lanes’ owners plan to liquidate everything inside and outside the building, according to an auction site related to the sale.