This is the story of the building at 400 Auditorium Street in St. Paul. Never heard of Auditorium Street? Michael Larkin of the Old St. Paul Facebook page reports that “Auditorium Street ran North/South from the old St. Paul Auditorium … Continue reading →
The Hotel Hastings was located at 32 North 12th Street, in Minneapolis. It was built in 1911 for $140,000, and given its name by the owner to impress a girl he was dating who was from Hastings, so the story … Continue reading →
308 – 310 1/2 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis. Again, not sure if there was music, but here are two shots of a very cool ashtray from the collection of Mark Youngblood:
Continue reading →This branch of the Howard Johnson’s franchise was located at 7801 Normandale Blvd. in Bloomington. It was opened in 1963, according to the kind source of the photo below, Gary Phillips. The daughter of the superintendent on the job says … Continue reading →
Howard Wong’s Famous Chinese Restaurant was located at 2701 Southtown Drive (494 and Penn), in Bloomington. The Dragon’s Head Lounge featured Don Taft nightly for your singing and listening entertainment from 1967 to 1970. THE DRAGON Wong’s was … Continue reading →
Howard’s Steak House was located at 715 Sixth Ave. No. This was a famous jazz venue, home of after-hours jam sessions with Lester Young, the Pettifords, Duke Ellington, and Eli Rice. It went back to at least the spring of … Continue reading →
The Hub Bar was located at 224 Hennepin Ave., in the Gateway district of Minneapolis. THE BUILDING This tavern was located above the Little Holmes Hotel, 220-226 Hennepin Ave. From the 1870s the site was a ladies hat and clothing … Continue reading →
Please see Wonder Vue Cafe.
Continue reading →The building at 101-103 E. Hennepin housed: The Huddle Bar and Cafe Arturo’s Early occupants of the building were: 1920: The East Hennepin Restaurant 1921: Minneapolis Brewing Co. advertised the second floor as a rooming house. September 1934: Joe’s … Continue reading →
See Casino Royale.
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