Oak Grove Hotel
…became WCCO. Presumably it had a house and/or radio orchestra. Alan Freed found this postcard of the Oak Grove Hotel from the 1950s. The Oak Grove in recent times…
Continue reading →…became WCCO. Presumably it had a house and/or radio orchestra. Alan Freed found this postcard of the Oak Grove Hotel from the 1950s. The Oak Grove in recent times…
Continue reading →…Parade Stadium. Also see the entry on Minnopedia, also by Smith. The Parade complex, 1952, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society Post-event photo from 1977, courtesy Alan Freed …
Continue reading →The S Cafe was in Clear Springs, which is out Minnetonka way; I think south of Highways 7 and 101. In October 1933 they offered FREE DANCING every Saturday…
Continue reading →…a modern style that could be combined into one big room. Schiek had a private office and a wine showroom, and a cold room in the basement to keep his…
Continue reading →…ads continued until May 1971. SILVER DOLLAR II In November 1971 Charlie Campbell/Community News converted the Country bar to rock and blues. Mark Peterson described it: A 3.2 beer…
Continue reading →…dreams that captured America’s heart in the roaring ’20s.” It was designed by Chicago architect J.E.O. Pridmore in a free Italian Renaissance style and boasted the first well-driven air conditioning…
Continue reading →…about this, but I had this great photo, so here it is! Besides, it was identified as a “Club” from wherever I got it. Feel free to set me straight!…
Continue reading →…as a “set-up joint” at the time….meaning you furnished your own bottle of booze, they sold you a glass of mix and ice. Free popcorn!” CURLEY’S CARIBBEAN Curley’s Caribbean…
Continue reading →…are all in the honky tonks along the route to Hopkins, and a little place hear the Park has an outdoor dance place crowded with two n****r players free dancing…
Continue reading →…Wolfman (Bob Smith) was the manager there, and almost never on the air. When he moved down to Mexico, he was free of FCC regulations, and hawked products like baby…
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