Old Detroit Bars

[dookie joe]

Hey Dookie, did the Willis Show Bar have a big neon lighted sign and marquee that curved around the corner above the entrance [[like the old Flame Show Bar did)? If not, what kind of sign did it have? I've looked for period pics of the place and have been unable to find any.

I'm trying to remember. I know there was a painted sign on the Willis side of the bar depicting curvy silhouettes and bearing the words "Strip-O-Rama! Girls * Girls * Girls!" Someone was selling tee-shirts awhile back which had the old Willis Show Bar sign; I bought one but it's way too small for me now -- for some reason when my wife washes my clothes, she keeps shrinking them, since nothing fits any more!

I never understood the "Strip-O-Rama" part, since I don't recall the Show Bar being a strip club, per se. What I remember was that it was just a bar where a lot of hookers hung out. Maybe at one time it had been a strip club. In fact, given the sign, I guess it's likely.

But I honestly don't remember whether there was a neon sign there or not.