Meet The Man Behind The Sky Ride Tap, The Loop’s Last Real Dive Bar

THE LOOP — If you’ve ever been to the Sky Ride Tap, you’ve undoubtedly seen Kyriakos “Carl” Damianides. Since he bought the bar in 1972, he’s been a near- constant presence inside. “For the first 25 years, I worked from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week,” he said. Since then, Damianides has slow...