The protestors included black and white students. In April 1948, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) had a sit-in at the Cafe. It was Brick's Cafe in the 1940s and 1950s. The establishment was known as Oread Cafe in 1918. Live entertainment was not a regular event. Entertainment consisted of juke-box music, pinball machines, and a pool table (and conversation). In its heyday, the Gaslight, as a bar and grill, offered varieties of 3.2% American lager and adequate hamburgers. The original location of the Gaslight is now a parking area for the KU Student Union which was burned in the 1970 riots. The building burned in the '70s, under suspicious conditions. On the night of July 16, 1970, KU freshman, Rick "Tiger" Dowdell was shot in downtown Lawrence. KU student Nick Rice was shot to death in front of the Gaslight by local police during an anti-war riot in summer 1970. George was noted for running for Douglas County sheriff in 1970 and losing the race however, Phillip Hill was voted in, and removed from his office, as justice of the peace. Later, beat poet George Edward Kimball held 'court' at the Gaslight. During the era of Folk music, the Gaslight opened the stage to local artists. The Gaslight has been featured in poetry and fiction.
The Gaslight was a popular hangout for students and non-students alike over several decades, from the peaceful times of the Silent Generation to the more turbulent times of the Counter Culture. Fowler (publisher of GRIST ) and wife Sara. The Gaslight Tavern was located at 1241 Oread (as in 13th & Oread on The Hill), just off the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kansas, and was right next (west) to the Abington Book Shop (the " City Lights" of the midwest ) that was owned by the beat poet, John E. For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). This article is about the Gaslight Tavern.
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