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Club C.O.D. / Dmitri's

4443 West Lisbon Avenue


The distinctive building located at 4443 West Lisbon Avenue once housed a grocery store, but by the early 1940s had become a restaurant and tavern. From 1947 to the mid-1950s, it operated as Club C.O.D. and, in addition to offering food and cocktails, presented jazz groups such as the Scat Johnson Trio. In 1959, it became Dmitri’s and continued presenting jazz into the early 1970s.

High-resolution image taken in 2025
High-resolution image taken in 2025

May 1, 1954 | Milwaukee Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 9
May 1, 1954 | Milwaukee Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 9
June 19, 1954 | Milwaukee Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 9
June 19, 1954 | Milwaukee Sentinel | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 9
November 24, 1965 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 10
November 24, 1965 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 10
October 24, 1969 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 40
October 24, 1969 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 40
January 9, 1970 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 35
January 9, 1970 | Milwaukee Journal | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Page 35

Club C.O.D. / Dmitri's
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