Leamington Hotel
10th Street and 3rd Ave.
Minneapolis
The main Leamington Hotel was built in 1912.
For years the hotel did not have a liquor license because it was within 300 feet of a church. In 1954 the hotel finally convinced the City Council to amend the ordinance, and the license of Andy’s Bar was transferred to the Leamington. Andy’s was under fire because of indictments for watering down liquor.
The venues of the Leamington were:
IMPERIAL GARDEN
NORSE ROOM AND TERRACE
Music by the Gulbransen Theater Organ
March 1969: Bev and Terry
KAFFE KLATSCH
CROWN ROOM
RENDEZVOUS PIANO BAR
CARNIVAL ROOM
Kay Nygaard and the Sound Effect in 1969
LEAMINGTON MOTOR LODGE
The Leamington Motor Lodge was at 400-410 So. 10th Street, and a much humbler project. It was built in 1962. It was most famous for hosting the Beatles in 1965.
In 1967 the cocktail lounge at the motor lounge featured Sonny Brown’s cool vocal styling with the beat of the jazz organ.
March 1969: Chris George at the piano bar
The Leamington Motor Lodge was demolished in February 2008.