Gallivan’s Bar and Restaurant
Gallivan’s opened in 1933 by Robert “Bob” Gallivan.
The bar and eventual restaurant has had several locations, but always near the Capitol in St. Paul.
SELBY & ST. ALBAN’S
Its first location was presumably at Selby Ave. and St. Alban’s Street, although a street address is not known. The 1933 date makes sense, since that was the year that Prohibition ended.
628 SELBY
In about 1943, the bar moved to 628 Selby at Dale, a block away.
From the collection of Mark Youngblood
372/382 WABASHA AVE. N
In about 1945, the bar moved again. The address was variously given as 372/382 Wabasha Ave. N between 5th and 6th streets.
This photo is purportedly of 372 Wabasha
The bar inside Gallivan’s
354 WABASHA STREET
In 1965, Gallivan’s was given notice that its location at 382 Wabasha was located within the “Capitol Approach” area – an area very close to the Minnesota State Capitol that had become a slum – and that the buildings were to be removed. (Minneapolis Star, June 2, 1965)
On June 17, 1966, an ad was placed in the Minneapolis Star, attempting to sell off its equipment from the 382 Wabasha by July 1 because it was in the “Capitol Centre Urban Renewal area.”
It appears that 354 Wabasha was the final address for Gallivan’s.
From the collection of Mark Youngblood
In 1967, Gallivan and the regulars brought back the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Paul.
In 1968 Gallivan’s added a restaurant.
Ad courtesy Tim Gallivan
By at least 1979, Bob Gallivan’s son Pat was the maître d’.
The Gallivan family sold the bar to Jerry and Jean Landreville in 1984, but the name was kept until the Landrevilles sold it in 1988.
Bob Gallivan died in 1993 in St. Paul at the age of 83.