The Gay Nineties Tavern was located at 40 Washington Ave. in Skid Row.

This was probably just a bar in Skid Row, not to be confused with the Gay 90’s on Hennepin Ave.

From John Basich’s films of Skid Row

Who knows if it had music, but with a name like that, something must have contributed to its happy theme!

Photo courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

As with the rest of Skid Row, this property was razed.  In 1965 a huge apartment complex was built with the address 222 Hennepin Ave.

222 Hennnepin Ave