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Sharing news, events, and fascinating tidbits on Chicago Tattoo History.  

New Merch + Flash

 

NEW MERCH!

GLT joggers and T-shirts will be dropping soon on our web-store and in the shop! Keep an eye out for the release date.
These designs are a nod to some of the most recognized traditional tattoo imagery that stemmed from old school animation books.


 THE WALLS HAVE IT ALL 

At GLT we keep the long standing tradition of tattoo flash alive by continuing to paint sheets and fill our shop walls with them.
Our ever growing collection includes several original sheets from State St Chicago tattoo shops painted by Chicago tattooers in the 40's and 50's as well as hand painted sheets by all of our tattooers.
We rotate new flash in often and our tattooers enjoy tattooing designs from each other's flash along with their own.
Two of our newest sheets seen here are painted by
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko and Mike Dalton. You can swing by the shop any day of the week from 12-8PM to check out the shop and the rest of our flash collection and get an idea for your next tattoo.