Pizza Plaza
The Pizza Plaza at 621 Excelsior Blvd. in Hopkins featured jazz trios in 1958. A March 1964 ad in the Echo says “Every Sunday Night 6-10 Join the Blazemen for a Hootenanny in the Back Dining room of the … Continue reading →
Venues
Pla-Mor Ballroom
This is the story of the building at 724 Fourth Ave. So. in Minneapolis. THE VENUES This building had a dizzying array of entertainment venues over its 75 year life; this may not even be a complete list: Eagles Hall … Continue reading →
Pla-Tyme
The Pla-Tyme at 622 Hennepin Ave. was at least a restaurant and the July 1944 ad doesn’t say that it had entertainment, but with a name like that, you don’t have that much fun with just steaks and chops!
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Many thanks to Sara Markoe Hanson of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society for sharing the Society’s Plantation materials with me. This turned out to be a fun project, especially with the gangster element! Two important resources used were: … Continue reading →
Play Pen
1972 seemed to be the apogee of porn – or at least the kind you did in public, like massage parlors, saunas, lingerie shows, places where women tickle you with feathers, and dancers without tops and/or bottoms. A surprising number … Continue reading →
Plaza
The Plaza was a piano bar located at 2431 W. Seventh Street in St. Paul. Ron Lovich, who posted the matchbook below, reports that it was owned by his two uncles and a friend from 1958 to 1973. In … Continue reading →
Point Supper Club
The Point was located at 7711 Golden Valley Road. “The Point” in Golden Valley was the junction of 19th and Sixth Avenues North. The Point Supper Club opened in 1956 as a jazz venue by Larry Hork. 1963: Dine and … Continue reading →
Poodle Club
The Poodle Club was located at 810 Hennepin Ave. in Downtown Minneapolis, on the ground floor of the Anthony Hotel. THE BUILDING This building, located across from the State Theater, was built at the end of 1886 as the Holmes … Continue reading →
President Cafe
Nicollet Ave. between Lake and 31st, east side. As noted on the ashtray below, “opposite the ballpark,” the ballpark being the old Nicollet Baseball Park, home of the Minneapolis Millers. Used to have the only liquor license south of Lake … Continue reading →
Prince of Wales Inn
The Prince of Wales Inn was located on the north shore of Lake Johanna in 1940. Operated by Eddie Guth – Be entertained by Eddie and His Music.
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