Ad for the Bayou Landing chain of gay bars and discos in the US south and midwest ran by entrepreneu

Ad for the Bayou Landing chain of gay bars and discos in the US south and midwest ran by entrepreneur Dennis Sisk and business partner Tony Caterine that seems to have rose as quickly as it fell.

Another half-page ad in the issue (see The Supremes Interview) advertises the opening of their newest Cleveland location. Some of it’s branches became independent gay venues, like the one in Houston, which became The Old Plantation (probably not long after this ad was printed). Though one would question the inclusivity of a name like that today, The Old Plantation would spawn a mini-chain of its own.

Dallas’D Magazine has a fascinating archived piece from 1979 called Lords of an Underground Empire which in part, details the rise of The Old Plantation(s) in both Dallas and Houston and the decline of Bayou Landing chain, with its founders, Sisk and Caterine ending the decade embroiled in drug and fraud charges.