With the opening of The Room, that bar became the place to be for people's early cocktails on Friday and especially Saturday nights, prior to migrating to La Cage for dancing (the migration typically happening around 11:30-midnight). The two bars were connected both at the front with a closing glass door, and via doors to a shared patio in the back, allowing one to make a continuous "circuit" between the two spaces. In contrast, going between Boom and Room is like going from one completely different business to another: Room had bright neon and halogen lighting, with a stainless steel and glass bar and lots of video screens, with games and pool tables toward the back. The Room was in sharp contrast to the original space the original Boom space had darker lighting with a traditional massive dark wood bar and walls, and a dance area toward the back. In July 2004, the size of the bar was doubled by expanding into the building immediately north, dubbed The "Room". In summer 2003 a back patio was opened, complete with a fish tank stocked with large fish, and often used for cook-outs in the summer. After In Between closed, the lease was taken over by a new owner (a gay couple), and in 2000 they opened Club Boom, which soon became known simply as Boom. The first gay bar in this location was In Between. Boom/ Club Boom/ Room- Businesses: Bars & Clubs in the History of Gay & Lesbian Life, Milwaukee WI History