La Casa Coronado was possibly the Cities’ first Mexican restaurant, site of many Spanish class field trips. The restaurant was opened by Mrs. Elvira, “Vera” “Mama” Coronado. Vera and her husband Arthur, Sr., emigrated to the U.S. from San Luis … Continue reading →
Contrary to urban myth and confusion, the Labor Temple is NOT the current Aveda Institute. The Labor Temple was next to that corner building, at 117 Fourth Street SE, Minneapolis, now the Aveda parking lot. THE AVEDA BUILDING The … Continue reading →
Minneapolis – early Mike Waggoner and the Bops venue
Continue reading →Much of the information and photos on this page come from the book Looking Back at White Bear Lake-A Pictorial History of the White Bear Lake Area by Cynthia Vadnais. Additional assistance was provided by Sara Markoe Hanson at the … Continue reading →
Much of the information for this page comes from the October 2021 Newsletter of the Westonka Historical Society, written by Elizabeth Vandam. THE HOLLOW Only a short stretch long, the Hollow, as the locals still call it, was a section … Continue reading →
Please see the New Lakeview.
Continue reading →Lamb’s Supper Club, St. Paul, went from country/western to rock in 1972. Still there 1974.
Continue reading →The Lamplighter Lounge is located at 160 W. Larpenteur Ave. at Rice Street in St. Paul. It is located in a small strip mall. Its original owner was Gary Landreville, and I’m told that it was a neighborhood, middle-class bar, … Continue reading →
Reilly’s Lake, Eden Prairie, 1935. Saturday and Sunday Nights – Good Music
Continue reading →The Launching Pad was located at 2375 NE Highway 10, north of 35W. Although it was often described as being in New Brighton, it was, in fact, in Mounds View. This first ad below from 1967 describes it in proximity … Continue reading →