Ferrara’s Cafe
…one. With so much slick sameness around, it is fun to enter a spot that commands your attention and makes you realize you are some place. The design is by…
Continue reading →…one. With so much slick sameness around, it is fun to enter a spot that commands your attention and makes you realize you are some place. The design is by…
Continue reading →…Society. March 1944 ad from Our Town, courtesy Alan Freed 314 HENNEPIN AVE. In 1957 the Frolics moved to 314 Hennepin and began to feature…
Continue reading →…had not been paid for gambling devices. Pinball was classified as a gambling device because of the poor odds of winning a “free game,” and termed even more insidious that…
Continue reading →…does not appear to be a music venue, but merely a restaurant. Photo courtesy Alan Freed Jack Dow bought the hotel with partners Wheelock Whitney and…
Continue reading →…1969, Herb’s became Sweet Georgia Brown’s. The Frank Edwards Trio was the house combo until a big name policy was instituted in August 1970. On December 10, 1970, Will Jones…
Continue reading →This restaurant and nightclub was located at 7800 Computer Ave. (behind Howard Johnson’s and the Camelot) in Bloomington. The building was in the northeast corner of Highways 100 and 494…
Continue reading →…by the Montpetit family, which owned several entertainment venues in Minnesota and Wisconsin. FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD As you might expect, Oz had a “Wizard of Oz” theme, complete…
Continue reading →…a colorful character around town, and served only one item on his menu – giant roast beef and garlic sandwiches. This 1955 ad comes from a program for the 32nd…
Continue reading →…1967. Occasionally the restaurant featured jazz acts such as Bobby Williams. At one point Ramsey Lewis came and played for free. Flaherty sold it after a year. Photo courtesy Pete…
Continue reading →Nick’s Cafe was at 1501 So. Street from 1936-42 and advertised in the Minneapolis Bowling News. (I read everything, folks.) “Come and Enjoy Yourself With Music and Dance.” “Free Prizes…
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