Laura’s West Twins
924 So. Robert Street, St. Paul. 1970: organ music.
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Le Zoo
1612 West Lake Street, was a coffeehouse with entertainment by folk singers in the fall of 1962. Very popular with St. Louis Park teens, despite the 75 cent cover charge. An article about folk venues in Life Magazine’s December 14, … Continue reading →
Leamington Hotel
The main Leamington Hotel, located at 10th Street and 3rd Ave., was built in 1912. For years the hotel did not have a liquor license because it was within 300 feet of a church. In 1954 the hotel finally convinced … Continue reading →
Leaning Post
Please see Koogan’s Leaning Post.
Continue reading →Lee and Eddie’s
Lee and Eddie’s Longhorn Bar was located at 412 Cedar Ave. on the West Bank. This is not to be confused with the other Longhorn Bar at 14 South Fifth Street in Minneapolis. There were a lot of different bars … Continue reading →
Lee’s Village Inn
600 South Cleveland (at Ford Parkway) in St. Paul. This was mainly a restaurant, but had a grand piano in the dining room. Its history was given in an article printed in the Strib on January 19, 1987. It was … Continue reading →
Left Guard Supper Club
The Left Guard was a Supper Club located at 7717 Nicollet Ave. in Richfield, just over the Bloomington border. The building started out as a Kroger grocery store, then a Piggly Wiggly. THE LEFT GUARD In the early … Continue reading →
Lefty’s Tavern
Lefty’s Tavern at 22nd and Riverside offered entertainment by the “Tennessee Sweetheart” and “Manville, Pop-Eye Boy” on New Year’s Eve, 1941-42. Possibly the future home of the original Coffehouse Extempore?
Continue reading →Leisure Hour Inn
This establishment was located at 438 Rondo Street in St. Paul, around 1922 and/or 1923. Proprietors were Mr. and Mrs. H. McCarty, and the Mr. C.P. Oden was the manager. Could this be Chet Oden, later of Road Buddies?
Continue reading →Libation Station
See Jockey Lounge
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