The Stables was a night club located at 316-320 7th Ave No. in Minneapolis.  The permit card says that a previous dwelling was demolished in 1915.  The next building was erected in 1925, and was variously a warehouse, a schoolroom, an office, and a garage.  The building still stands, renumbered as 615 3rd Street N.

The Stables opened in early December 1927.  It got its name because it was located in a former horse stable.  The house band was Red Clark’s Jockey Orchestra.  It was open every night but Monday and on Sunday afternoons.

Owners were Werner H. “Vern” Ruff, a grocer, and John H. Woodward.

Ruff was accused of giving Woodward $1,000 to give to one or more aldermen in order to facilitate the granting of the dance hall permit.  They were served with subpoenas to answer questions, and when they refused to satisfy the inquiries, they were both sentenced to jail terms.

It was raided by the Federal authorities on March 11, 1927, and Federal Marshals padlocked it for one year on July 20, 1928.

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