Pyskacek asked Harry Hoch and a partner to open a café and performance space in the front of the building called the Kingston Mines Company Store.

[4] The original production of Grease was written and first premiered at the Kingston Mines Theatre in 1971 before moving to Broadway a year later.

[9] Before the pandemic, Kingston Mines showcased a variety of blues by two separate bands, every night year-round, on two stages.

[10] Kingston Mines is still owned by the Pellegrino family and it is "the oldest, continuously operating blues club in Chicago.

Carl Weathersby, Linsey Alexander, Eddie Shaw, Mike Wheeler, Peaches Staten, and Ronnie Hicks are regular performers.