This Dixieland venue was located in the Village of Mendota from 1966 to 1991.  (Mendota became a City in 1974.)

The building had been a car painting shop.

In March 1968 it was only open on the weekends and served beer, setups, and pizza.

Will Shapira is quoted in the May 2008 online newsletter the Mississippi Rag:

… in 1967 I was delighted to find that the Hall Brothers had opened their own place, Doc Evans’ former club in Mendota. The Emporium of Jazz originally was a bottle club — bring your own booze and buy setups — and I remember Charlie DeVore tending bar and acting like a mad scientist during band breaks. Eventually the liquor license was upgraded and the restaurant was added, but the Emporium, with its smoke-browned ceiling, always had a loose and welcoming ambience, I thought. And, from the beginning, the Hall Brothers, Henry Blackburn, Bill Price and others not only showed us Minnesotans what real New Orleans music sounded like, but they imported many of the old musicians from New Orleans who were and some of the very best musicians in traditional jazz. That scene went on for 25 years — from 1966 to 1991 — despite fiscal distress. The band members/business partners weren’t in it for the money.

Hall Brothers publicity shot for a whistlestop tour, 1973, courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. L to R, Front: Stan Hall, Charlie deVore. Back: Don Andrews, Bob Andrews, Mike Pollad, Butch Thompson, Gus Hall. Names courtesy Steve Wilson!