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February 11, 2026

David Gevercer 1947-2026: How an eye for the small things elevated Chicago nightlife

David and Jackie on train moving day March 2002 (Courtesy of Jackie Gevercer)

My memories of David Gevercer are not singular.

I see him behind the bar at the Matchbox, shoulder to shoulder with some of the most engaging bartenders I have known. I see him greeting the regular Thursday afternoon floral delivery at the Matchbox, 770 N. Milwaukee in Chicago.

And most of all I see him with his wife Jackie, his forever Valentine. Their crowning cultural achievement was in March 2002 when they relocated a 1947 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Silver Palm dining car on a 125-foot-long tractor- trailer from the Metra yards [...]

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