Depot Nite Club
The 1948 ads below describe the location of the Depot Nite Club as North Lexington Ave. at Lake Josephine, just north of the St. Paul City limits. The 1955 ad provides the address 3092 N. Lexington, in Roseville.
Minnesota Daily, January 23, 1948. Ad courtesy Robb Henry
One of the artists who performed at the Depot Nite Club was Prince Rogers, with his band and vocalist Ginny Robins. Prince Rogers was the stage name of John L. Nelson, and was the father of Prince Rogers Nelson.
Minnesota Daily, May 7, 1948. Ad courtesy Robb Henry
The photo below is not necessarily from this venue, but is of Prince Rogers and His Trio, with Rogers at the piano.
Photo by John Glanton, courtesy Hennepin County Library
Minneapolis Star, August 13, 1955
The Depot Nite Club was being turned into a teen club by owner John Gospeter in July 1956. It had lost its beer license in June 1956.Tommy Dooher’s rock ‘n’ roll band would perform. In 1958 Gospeter owned the River Road Club.
The building is still on Google! Here’s a screenshot:
