There were two Arcadia Dance Halls: One in Minneapolis and one in St. Paul. Both were originally called Dreamland.

This one was at 47 – 8th Street at Cedar in St. Paul.

DREAMLAND

The first date found in the Minneapolis papers that references the St. Paul site is September 4, 1911.

As with the Minneapolis site, the St. Paul Dreamland became the Arcadia Roller Skating Rink in 1915.  However, it apparently didn’t stick, or just went back and forth as roller skating and dancing.  At its opening, the rink was managed by John F. Davidson

 

 

An item in April 1918 mentioned a brou-ha-ha at Dreamland when the soldiers at Fort Snelling got paid and got a hold of some illegal liquor and got into a fight.

 

 

 

 

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In 1931 there was a Dreamland Golf Course at 8th and Cedar – Mark Youngblood found an ad in the Humboldt High School yearbook!