The second Standard Theater was located at 210 South Third Street in 1887. Randolph Edgar wrote that it only lasted one year, because the “Variety Show” form of entertainment – a precursor to vaudeville – had gone out of style
Continue reading →The State Theater is located at 805 Hennepin Ave. in Downtown Minneapolis. From the Hennepin Theatre Trust, which owns the theater: The State Theatre, which seats 2,181, opened in 1921 and was then considered the most technologically advanced and elaborate … Continue reading →
Steak and Ale was a meat (and seafood) and potatoes restaurant located at 2801 Southtown Drive in Bloomington. There were two other restaurants in St. Louis Park and Roseville. The company was a chain out of Dallas that started in … Continue reading →
Stefano’s was located at 316 Cedar Ave., which is now a part of 320-322 Cedar. The first we see of Stefano’s in a search of the Strib is an art exhibit on June 29, 1957. In July Will Jones made … Continue reading →
Western and Como Ave., St. Paul. Site of AKA’s “Apache Dance” on May 24, 1935.
Continue reading →315 North Dale Street at Rondo, St. Paul. Founded in 1918, incorporated in 1919 as a private club for Black professional me to meet and network when they were not allowed in white facilities. Site of dances in 1937. In … Continue reading →
The Little Sandy Review reported on a series of shows by Grandpa Jones and his wife Ramona at this “juke-joint dance hall.” Circa August 1961.
Continue reading →The Stockholm Bar had at least two locations. 31-33 WASHINGTON AVE. SO. Permit card information starts in 1888, but the building must be older than that if the bar goes back to 1883. During the 1920s, the building housed a … Continue reading →
Stransky’s Recreation was located at 1209 West 7th Street in St. Paul. This page will cover all of its entertainment iterations, including: Trabert’s Place Stransky’s Bar/Rec Highland Rec/West Seventh Street Rec Cooper’s West TRABERT’S PLACE The building was originally … Continue reading →
Stub and Herb’s, at 227 SE Oak Street in Stadium Village, opened in 1939 and had entertainment in 1943.
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