Paddock Cocktail Lounge and Bar
This Paddock Bar was located at 5540 N. Lakeland (Highway 52 near Bass Lake Road) in Crystal, and was owned by Earl C. Paddock. Earl also owned Paddock’s 305 Bar on West Broadway in 1961.
The Paddock opened in 1953, according to the ad below. Ads are difficult to find – maybe because the name was spelled vertically?
North Hennepin Post, December 31, 1953
Below is an absolutely fabulous photograph from the Robbinsdale Facebook page.
Image courtesy Nathanial Ryan Schaefer
January 23, 1964
July 19, 1970
From the collection of Mark Youngblood
November 1, 1970
Tragedy struck the Paddock in March 1976 when a fight broke out in the parking lot and a 26-year-old stabbed a 19-year-old to death. He pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison (stayed) and 10 years probation. He ended up having to serve one year in the workhouse.
The Paddock operated until at least 1985.