This property is located at 135 Lakeview Ave., Tonka Bay. County records say it was built in 1946. CURLEY’S TONKA BAY RESORT The first hint of Curley’s was an ad dated August 22, 1950, that said that cabins were now … Continue reading →
This page covers four venues at two locations Curly’s Theater Cafe House of Hastings Jimmy Heggs’ Starlite Room Jimmy Hegg’s CURLY’S Curly’s Theater Cafe opened in 1933 at 20 South 5th Street, where the Fifth Street Cash Market had … Continue reading →
CURTIS HOTEL The Curtis Hotel was at 3rd Ave. and 10th Street in Minneapolis. Dick Long and His Curtis Hotel Orchestra was there as early as 1928; in 1933 he debuted his new 12-piece band at the Saturday Night Frolic. … Continue reading →
This Danceland was located at 1515 W. University Ave. in the Midway district of St. Paul. Blink and you would have missed it. A search for the address shows that the building was the Midway Service Garage, owned by Robert … Continue reading →
This was a short-lived ballroom on Nicollet Ave. – no relation to the ballroom in Excelsior. Please see Mr. Lucky’s.
Continue reading →NOTES: This page does not include other ballrooms (“pavilions” or “casinos”) on the Excelsior waterfront at the turn of the last century; that information is on a separate page about Excelsior’s Dance Halls. Many thanks to Lisa Stevens, Scott McGinnis, … Continue reading →
Dania Hall was located at 427 Cedar Ave. So. on the West Bank in Minneapolis. CONSTRUCTION The Hall was built in 1886 by the Dania Hall Building Association, which was in turn founded by Society Dania, an organization of Danish … Continue reading →
There were two locations called Danti’s Bar. 1370-1372 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis The building was built in 1922, according to ads. 1923: New Nicollet Cafe (1372) Confectionery, was sold in 1924. (1370) 1928: Papke’s Pet supply store (1370) March 1929: Jack’s … Continue reading →
Please see More Down Stairs.
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