Orchid Cafe
1500 Fourth Ave. So. In 1937, the Northwest’s Finest Night Club – dine and dance.
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Orpheum Theater
There were two Orpheum Theaters. 25 So. 7th STREET Bryan Krefft at CinemaTreasures.org: Minneapolis’ first Orpheum Theatre opened October 22, 1904, an elegant and luxurious Beaux-Arts building built for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. Seating around 1,490, the Orpheum … Continue reading →
Osterberg’s
See the Loeb Arcade Building.
Continue reading →Our Place
Our Place was located at 54th Street and Florida Ave. No. in Crystal. It was designed for junior high kids to hang out and dance in a non-school environment, and operated in a leased part of a building. It opened … Continue reading →
Owasso Boulevard Tavern
The Owasso Blvd. Tavern was located on North Owasso Blvd. and Rice Street in St. Paul. Thanks to Jeff Neuberger for his help! It opened October 28, 1931 for the football crowd in St. Paul in 1934, and featured … Continue reading →
Oxford Ballroom
Selby Ave., St. Paul – jazz venue
Continue reading →Oz Disco
Please see Lowry Hotel.
Continue reading →P & S Chicken Shack
During Prohibition there were lots of so-called “chicken shacks,” which were often fronts for speakeasies. These photos from the Minnesota Historical Society show some folks in Minneapolis who worked at such an establishment in 1930. How could they not have … Continue reading →
Padded Cell
The Padded Cell was located at 925 W. Lake Street at Colfax Ave. in Minneapolis. HAROLD’S CLUB The bar had been known as Harold’s Club, but as George Grim explained in his column of December 24, 1955, there was a … Continue reading →
Paddock Cocktail Lounge and Bar
This Paddock Bar was located at 5540 N. Lakeland (Highway 52 near Bass Lake Road) in Crystal, and was owned by Earl C. Paddock. Earl also owned Paddock’s 305 Bar on West Broadway in 1961. The Paddock opened in 1953, … Continue reading →