The LoKates teen club was located at 3060 DeMontville Road in Lake Elmo.

It was run by Lowell Reiks. It was described as a new modernistic structure when it opened in 1968.

Thankfully, Ray Capocasa found a flier for the late, great Lokates!  Given the dates on the schedule below, this must be from 1970.

The flier came complete with a map!

Image courtesy Ray Capocasa, with help from Jean Day

50 years later those former teens have great memories of dancing at Lokates!  Roxie remembers a band named Mardi Gras that played there.  Ray’s flier lists a schedule of popular bands:

In 1970, when the teen market fell off, it closed on Fridays, along with the Barn and Magoos. High School dances were too much competition for clubs, said Connie’s Insider.