Paddock’s 305 Club
305 W. Broadway, Minneapolis. In 1961 it was owned by Earl C. Paddock, who also owned the Paddock in Crystal. Music? Dunno, but here’s a great ashtray.
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Pal’s Greenwich Village
830 Hennepin. New in October 1955, with Dewey Harris at the piano. In 1967 it was advertised in the Local 1145 Honeywell News as Pal’s Variety Bar and Pal’s Country Kitchen, owned by Sterling Robson.
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The Palace Inn, a/k/a Brisky’s Palace Inn, was located at 5607 West Broadway in Robbinsdale, from about 1950 to 1955.The proprietor was William J. Brisky. The place offered on and off sale liquor and a restaurant – if it didn’t … Continue reading →
Palace Museum
Despite its name, Randolph Edgar described this facility as having two fully equipped stages. Its full name was Kohl and Middleton’s Palace Museum, and it was located at 40-44 South Washington Ave at Marquette.
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The Palace Theater was located at 414 Hennepin Ave. The theater was built on the homestead of L.M. Stewart. See this page for much more interesting information on Stewart and his vast real estate holdings. CONSTRUCTION Excavation began on February … Continue reading →
Palmer’s Bar
This iconic workingman’s bar at 500 Cedar Ave. has a long, storied history. Some research for this page was done by Philip Reinhardt, who generously posted it on Facebook and has given me permission to use here. I have a … Continue reading →
Panama Cafe
Please see the Cotton Club at 718 Sixth Ave. No.
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The Pantages Theater is at 700 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. From the website of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, which owns the theater: The Pantages, which now seats 1014, opened in 1916 as a vaudeville house and part of Greek immigrant and … Continue reading →
Papa Joe’s Northern A-Go-Go
This brick building at 325 West Broadway in Minneapolis was built in 1903. NORTHERN BAR & CAFE The Northern was a ’30s night club that had some unusual features. The bar had beautiful fish and live alligators in their … Continue reading →
Parade Stadium
Parade Stadium was located in a Minneapolis City Park called the Parade. The name dated back to 1904 when some of the land was next to the Kenwood National Guard Armory (demolished in 1934), and was used as a parade … Continue reading →