Venues
Obbs Bar
Obbs Bar was located at 1347 Burns Ave. in St. Paul. In April 1962 its owners were Glenn and Robert Johnson. Last match in a Strib search is in 2014, where it’s called Obb’s Sports Bar and Grill.
Continue reading →Office
This downtown Minneapolis lounge was located at 217 South Sixth Street. The building was built in 1899 as a store. In the 1920s it was the home of Real Estate Company, but in 1923 it was raided as a speakeasy. … Continue reading →
Old Heidelberg
Please see the Gay ’90s, Downtown Minneapolis.
Continue reading →Old Southern Barbeque
The Old Southern Barbeque was apparently at two locations: 610 Lyndale (1937), and 700 No. Lyndale, which might have just been right next to each other. It was a jazz venue run by “Ma and Pa Pettiford,” and members of … Continue reading →
Ole’s Momart
mentioned in a Will Jones column in May 1963; apparently packed on Sunday nights with mostly a listening crowd.
Continue reading →Olson Memorial Highway/Sixth Ave. North
Much of the following information comes from a Ph.D. thesis presented in May 1964 by U of M graduate student Robert A. Stebbins entitled The Jazz Community: The Sociology of a Musical Sub-Culture. Also see: The Kistler Building A History … Continue reading →
One Groveland
One Groveland was at 19th and Nicollet under the Plymouth Church Tower. In November 1970 an ad indicated concerts by Cottonwood, the Paisleys, Thundertree, and others, but with no firm dates. The ad also said that brown rice was served … Continue reading →
Opera Hall Saloon
See the Bull Pen.
Continue reading →Orchestration Hall
This building was located at 210 Washington Ave. So. It was built in 1889. ORCHESTRATION HALL opened its door in 1889. JUMBO THEATER: 1890 – 1894. This was apparently a den of sin, as the police went about looking for … Continue reading →