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March 2, 2020

Bouquet for a bar: Matchbox is sold

Two views of the Matchbox, with David & Jackie (upper black and white). Photo by Anthony Mata.

A good bar is a rich collection of loose change.

The patrons are a deep pocket of old and young, nickels and dimers, half dollars and occasional slugs.

The Matchbox, 770 N. Milwaukee, is my lucky penny.

I’ve been going to the Matchbox since 2000. I was breaking up with a girlfriend in Palmer Square and the Matchbox was my shrink couch on the way home to my place in the West Loop. Things change. I fell in love again at the Matchbox. Life moves on.

And the Matchbox was sold last week.

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