This page covers: Union Hall, and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center UNION HALL Union Hall was located at 553 Aurora Street (at Kent) in St. Paul. On March 13, 1914, representatives of Mars Lodge of Odd Fellows and Perfect … Continue reading →
This page is intended to cover a variety of places on the East Bank of the U of M. Please see separate pages for: The Whole Coffeehouse Memorial Stadium Northrop Auditorium Many of these events took place outside, usually in … Continue reading →
Minneapolis. Photo below from 1932 is from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Continue reading →This fabled watering hole and rock club was located at 3018 Hennepin. This establishment originated in the 1920s. Frank Toonen guessed that it had been the Granada Cafe in the 1940s. Toonen bought the bar in 1950 and served 3.2 … Continue reading →
The Valley Auditorium, later Valley Ballroom, was located in Chaska, just south of the Minnesota River, south of the Highway 41 bridge on the east side of the road. It was on the Scott County side of the River. Much … Continue reading →
This page will cover the same property, which was in turn, The Valley House The Murphy House THE VALLEY HOUSE The Valley House Supper Club was first described as being located 1.3 miles south of the Mendota Bridge on … Continue reading →
Valli Pizza’s Grotto Room in Dinkytown was a folk destination in 1962. Jerry Hatfield says that for many years The Bob Andre Trio for Jazz were regular performers.
Continue reading →This is the story of 23 North Sixth Street at Hennepin Ave., in Downtown Minneapolis. The building wasn’t known for any one major music venue, but several have lived there through its long life. I had to choose one for … Continue reading →
Venetian Gardens sounded elegant, but was probably just the back yard of an obscure roadhouse in 1935. It would later become St. Louis Park’s landmark Brookside Drug.
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