Flaherty’s Arden Hills Bowl is located at 1273 W. County Road E at North Snelling Ave. It held its Grand Opening on Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, 1964. In addition to bowling, it had a cocktail lounge. The … Continue reading →
This page covers three different music venues located at 1523 Nicollet Ave. in Minneapolis. The Happy Hour Cafe Club Carnival The Flame Cafe Please be sure not to confuse this venue with the other three Flames in town: The Flame … Continue reading →
There were many clubs called the Flame, including the one on Nicollet in Minneapolis, and the Flame Room at the Radisson Hotel, also in Minneapolis. 19 E 5th STREET This one was the Flame Jazz Club, and it was first … Continue reading →
This building at 1605-07 Nicollet began as the Gladstone Gardens. See the link for its history as the original Flame Theatre Lounge and the Hoop-D-Doo.
Continue reading →There were lots of places in the Twin Cities that were called the Flamingo, so it seems. I’ll put them all on this page. 665 UNIVERSITY AVE., ST. PAUL A search for this address reveals that it was the home … Continue reading →
Don’t make book on this information because it’s pieced together from some confusing newspaper reports from the 19th Century. Abraham Fletcher built the first Fletcher’s Hall in 1853 at the southwest corner of First Street and Second Ave So. It … Continue reading →
The Foo Chu Cafe was a restaurant at 4315 Excelsior Blvd. in St. Louis Park. In February 1963 owner Jimmy Wong added a new piano room featuring veteran blues-and-bordello style pianist Frank E. Hines. Hines wrote “Physical Therapy Blues” at … Continue reading →
The Ford Motor Company Union Hall was located at 2191 Ford Parkway in St. Paul. It was dedicated on October 16, 1953. The meeting hall and office building was built at a cost of $100,000. The hall would be rented … Continue reading →
The Forsthaus (Forest House?) was at 1539 South Robert Street in West St. Paul. 1974: Featuring the Northwest’s Finest & Award Winning Entertainment! Upstairs in the main dining room: Vintage. Downstairs at the Bottom Half: Sue Drude.
Continue reading →Much has been written about the Foshay Tower, the first and most beloved skyscraper in Minneapolis, located at 114 So. 9th Street. I won’t go into its history here, except to say that it was built in 1929 by Wilbur … Continue reading →