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'''209 Dodge Street''' is a restaurant building along the northern bank of the [[Root River (Racine, Wisconsin)|Root River]] in [[Racine, Wisconsin]]. Originally built for The Chartroom in 1979, it re-opened under new ownership in 2023 and is part of the River’s End District.
==History==
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The Chartroom was renamed Chartroom Charlie's in 2007, in honor of its new manager Donna Daams' deceased father, a longtime regular at the restaurant. After Daams began working a full-time job elsewhere, she and Pugh decided to close Chartroom Charlie's at the end of 2014.<ref>Burke, Michael. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/chartroom-charlie-s-closes-founder-looking-at-prospects/article_cb9f8edc-47a1-5c10-b11a-ad2e0968e264.html "Chartroom Charlie's closes; founder looking at prospects"], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 4, 2015.</ref>
===Wharf 209 and Booster's Buoy (
Chartroom Charlie's was replaced by Wharf 209, which opened its bar in late May 2015 and its dining room on June 5. The new operators, Paul and Shannon Curtin, had previously founded the [[North Beach Oasis (Racine, Wisconsin)|North Beach Oasis]].<ref>Burke, Michael. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wharf-209-replaces-chartroom-charlie-s/article_fc91c1e9-2171-5238-b34d-6a649aad5497.html "Wharf 209 replaces Chartroom Charlie’s"], [[Racine Journal Times]], June 5, 2015.</ref> The [[Racine Journal Times]] declared Wharf 209 the "Best New Business" of 2015 in Racine County.<ref>Luehr, Robb. [https://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/things_to_do/best-new-business-wharf-209/article_5e9604a9-8a5f-545a-bd12-355aac1453ca.html "Best New Business: Wharf 209"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 27, 2015.</ref> After the restaurant was the subject of repeated police reports about underage drinking and noise complaints, the Racine city council Public Safety and Licensing Committee met with Shannon Curtin in June 2016. The committee was satisfied by Curtin's efforts to stop the problem, and found that many of the police reports had not resulted in citations.<ref>Leary, Patrick. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wharf-209-working-to-deter-underage-patrons/article_af0e433d-f68e-5425-879e-8c14b7fd4804.html "Wharf 209 working to deter underage patrons"], [[Racine Journal Times]], June 29, 2016.</ref>
In the months after the committee meeting, however, frequent reports about the restaurant continued. Keith Randolph, the owner of [[Boosters Sports Bar (Wisconsin)|Boosters Sports Bar]]s in [[South Milwaukee, Wisconsin|South Milwaukee]] and [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], took control of Wharf 209 on October 1, 2016. Randolph promised the committee later that month that the problems had been eliminated and would not return in the spring when the restaurant's outdoor seating reopened.<ref>Leary, Patrick. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/wharf-209-gets-new-ownership/article_09c5e655-faed-5b5a-9816-8b3ba4976c6f.html "Wharf 209 gets new ownership"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 26, 2016.</ref> Randolph renamed Wharf 209 to Booster's Buoy, fitting with his two other bars, in March 2017.<ref>Lockwood, Denise. [https://racinecountyeye.com/boosters-buoy/ "Wharf209 Owner Changes Tavern Name To Boosters Buoy"], [[Racine County Eye]], March 20, 2017.</ref> Booster's Buoy closed during the Covid Pandemic
=== '''Return of the Chartroom (2023)''' ===
Ken & Dan Kaiser purchased the property along with approximately 11 acres along the River Front and re-opened the Chartroom restaurant.
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