King of Clubs

The King of Clubs was located at 957 Central Ave. NE in Minneapolis.

THE BUILDING

955-61 Central Ave. NE was built in 1891 as a 24 x 60 store and dwelling, according to city permit cards.  In 1900, a 32 x 32 pool room was added.  In 1909 it was a saloon (or maybe it was all along) and in 1937 it was referred to as a cafe.  Not much comes up in an address search.

KING OF CLUBS

Stan Murzyn was the owner from 1967 to 1980.

The bar was not really known as a music venue, but maybe it was?

Minneapolis Star, 1972

In June 1974, the owners were identified as Edwin Schonnesen and Roger Nofstad.

In 1984 the owner was Dick L. Carlson.  He died in 1994.

Photo by Chris Gregerson, 2000

The bar closed before 2002.