Rainbo Club

1150 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
B&W, 4 per strip, $4.00

Photos: August 26, 2005
Last visit: May 14, 2026

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I had heard there was something special about the Rainbo Club and its photobooth - the fact that Liz Phair had used photos she took there for the cover of Exile in Guyville, or the fact that they put out a yearly calendar of photobooth photos - and I was happy to have the chance to check it out for myself. I even allowed myself the only beer in my long night of photobooth-hopping, a PBR that was cheaper than the photobooth itself.

Fitting for a bar well-known for its photobooth, the Rainbo Club takes good care of its booth, a black and white Model 12. The photos were nice and bright, with the rounded bottom corners crisp and clean.

UPDATE 2/29/12: Taylor Anne visited and reported the booth was working fine.

UPDATE 11/7/16: Andrew writes that the Rainbo's booth is in fair condition, still working.

UPDATE 11/9/19: Ben writes, "Still there, great detail, a little washed out with whites/highlights, high contrast, black border, minor staining."

UPDATE 9/17/22: Still going strong.

UPDATE 5/14/26: Stacie let us know that the booth is still up and running. "They are still doing a yearly photobooth calendar and the current one is still hanging on the outside of the booth. It put out two great strips with high contrast and no streaking. Bartender was friendly."

Contributed by Brian, Taylor Anne, Andrew Kropp, Ben Kurstin, Stacie