Curtis Hotel
The Curtis Hotel was at 3rd Ave. and 10th Street in Minneapolis. Dick Long and His Curtis Hotel Orchestra was there as early as 1928; in 1933 he debuted his new 12-piece band at the Saturday Night Frolic. Long was also at the Nankin. It was reported by Stebbins that he was at the Curtis for 47 years, so this need clarification. Various venues included:
- Turquoise Lounge, 1952
- Cardinal Room, 1963-1970. Dinnerr fashion revuies by Jackson Graves on Tuesdays in 1963.
- Garden Lounge. 1967: pianist Jimmie Cooper; 1970: pianist entertains nightly.
Dick Long and His Orchestra at the Curtis Hotel, August 26, 1935. Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
1939 St. Louis Park Directory
1954