Lee’s Village Inn

600 South Cleveland (at Ford Parkway) in St. Paul.  This was mainly a restaurant, but had a grand piano in the dining room.  Its history was given in an article printed in the Strib on January 19, 1987.

It was founded by Frank Lee as Lee’s Log Lodge in 1925.

In 1940 it became Lee’s Broiler

In 1944 it was renamed Lee’s Village Inn.

 

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The images of the matchbooks below are courtesy of Gordon K. Andersen.

                                       

 

In 1987, the restaurant was owned by James Theros.