There's a history of such places in and around town. In the 1930s, Ryan's Magic Tap occupied the corner of Division Street and Mayfield Avenue. There was the New York Lounge on Irving Park Road — a joint that lasted for 40 years. There was a bar called Little Bit O' Magic on South Pulaski Road (it had various addresses). You could watch magic in Berwyn at Mr. C's Magic Lounge. The Magic Touch in Palatine (which was owned by Tom Locascio) proudly declared that it hosted magic seven nights a week.