Okay, this wasn’t really called Nicollet Hall, but I had to call it something. It was located in a building at 723-729 Nicollet Ave., across from Dayton’s Department Store. There was apparently a hotel there in 1889, but the 66 … Continue reading →
The Nicollet Hotel was located on Washington Ave. at the confluence of Hennepin and Nicollet in Minneapolis. Thanks to Jeff Neuberger for help with this page. The first hotel at that location was opened on May 26, 1858. According to … Continue reading →
The Nifty Cafe was in St. Paul in 1941 – Artie E. Boyd, proprietor. Not sure if they had music, but in October of that year they opened the Blue Room, “a cozy upstairs addition over the main cafe,” reported … Continue reading →
The story of this folk music venue at Macalester College is told by Lynn Saeger: In 1968 the coffee house scene was popular, and the Student Activities Committee decided we needed one on campus. There was virtually no entertainment (since … Continue reading →
See Mr. Pedro’s.
Continue reading →There were several Norden Halls around town – they were apparently Scandinavian versions of Masonic Temples. They generally had large halls that were designed for banquets, meetings, dances, and – the earliest one I found in 1871 – “literary entertainments.” … Continue reading →
Please see Duffy’s.
Continue reading →The Normandy Inn is located at 405 So. 8th Street, in Minneapolis. It was built in 1925 and is still in operation. The Normandy Village restaurant opened in 1957. It was decorated with hand-rubbed paneling with … Continue reading →
Northern Bar featured jazz during at least 1961-64
Continue reading →University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus. This was the site of mostly more sedate musical events – operas and such – but did host some folk and a little rock ‘n’ roll in its time. One fun fact comes from Rick … Continue reading →