Mattie’s Barbecue had two locations: 1925 Fifth Ave. So., and 2934-36 Nicollet Ave. MATTIE JOHNSON According to an entry on Ancestry.com (thank you, Melinda Russell!) Mattie was born in Jeffersonville, Georgia. She and her two children moved to Minneapolis in … Continue reading →
St. Paul – jazz venue
Continue reading →1428 Fourth Street NE, Minneapolis. I normally don’t do polka, but this place is legendary! It appears that this building was built as a saloon and flat in 1900, according to the Minneapolis Permit Cards. During Prohibition it was a … Continue reading →
The Mazourka/Mazurka Hall was the oldest music venue found in the database of the Minnesota Historical Society, shown in the photo below from 1890. As it turns out, Russ Hanson has done quite a bit of research on the hall, … Continue reading →
McCarthy’s Cafe was one of the fanciest nightclubs in town, back in the days when people dressed up to go drinking and dancing and eating and smoking. The address was 5600 Wayzata Blvd., on the north side of the road, … Continue reading →
Please see Nando’s Hideaway.
Continue reading →McGuire’s Restaurant and Lounge was located at 1201 W. County Road E in Arden Hills, three miles north of Highway 36 on US 10 between Lexington and Snelling. McGuire’s seems to have opened in or before 1961. Normally a more … Continue reading →
The Meadow Inn was “Straight Out Cedar Avenue South to Minnesota River Bottoms.” A 1956 article gave the address as 3000 E. Black Dog Road. An ad dated July 1943 promised picnic grounds and dancing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading →
The Meadowbrook Roadhouse was in New Brighton.
Continue reading →The Meadowmoor Lounge and Supper Club was usually described as being located one mile north of Soderville on Highway 65. Its address was 18803 Highway 65 NE, East Bethel in Anoka County. Ads for staff began in July 1966. In … Continue reading →