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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 2235668" data-attributes="member: 1057">You could use the name of an actual bar that is still in existence, and still a good place to hear jazz.The Green Mill.It's up on North Broadway, and has been around since at least the 30s (don't know if it was around in the 20s).  In fact, it belonged to Al Capone, if I'm not mistaken.  It has a bar shaped like a question mark, seats about 100 (at most), and has a stage very close to the audience.  They have live jazz every night, I believe (it's been a few years since I was there).  It's actually a really nice place, so I don't know if that fits what you're looking for (though I have no idea what it was like in the 30s).Try Club names, as well (The Cotton Club was perhaps the most famous nightspot in New York during the Harlem Renaissance -- not Chicago, but you get the idea).  The Jump Club, Club Lucky, The Catfish Club, etc.Proper names are always good, too.  Jimmy's.  Frank's Place.  Harry's Lounge. Pop's.Pair 'o' Dice, The Spot, The Redhead (an actual Chicago piano bar), Rags, Hoppin' John's, etc.  Werther von G had a good suggestion.Warrior Poet</blockquote>