Lokates Teen Club
The LoKates teen club was located at 3060 DeMontville Road in Lake Elmo.
It was run by Lowell Reiks. It was described as a new modernistic structure when it opened in 1968.
Thankfully, Ray Capocasa found a flier for the late, great Lokates! Given the dates on the schedule below, this must be from 1970.
The flier came complete with a map!
50 years later those former teens have great memories of dancing at Lokates! Roxie remembers a band named Mardi Gras that played there. Ray’s flier lists a schedule of popular bands:
In 1970, when the teen market fell off, it closed on Fridays, along with the Barn and Magoos. High School dances were too much competition for clubs, said Connie’s Insider.