A Westerly Hostelry

THE PRIDE OF THE CITY The Grand West Hotel Being Rapidly Prepared for Its Early Opening. Magnificent Public House. the Equal of Any in tho Country. Arrangements and Conveniences of the Best and Fittings of the Richest. A Descriptive Detail of the Splendid Structure and Appointments— A Magnificent Building. Everything that Money Can Procure and … Read more

The Security Building

A handsome ten-story office building at the corner of Second Av. S. and Fourth St. It is one of the most striking buildings in the city. The exterior is of white enameled brick with white terra-cotta trimmings, the design simple and al- most severely plain, but dignified and in excellent taste. There is a frontage … Read more

Noted!

Schmitt Music Company’s mural of Ravel’s “Scarbo” from “Gaspard de la Nuit” on a wall of its downtown Minneapolis headquarters store has drawn attention since 1972. French pianist Desire N’Kaoua, who noted the wall on a visit, liked it so much that a photo is featured in the liner notes of his album, “Maurice Ravel: … Read more

Come to the Curtis

You’ll like the warm and friendly greeting that awaits you just inside the doors Of the Curtis Hotel in Minneapolis. Three generations of the same family management have built a reputation for alert and friendly service quick to fulfill your slightest wish anticipating most of them! The traditional friendliness and cheerful atmosphere Will make your … Read more

Welcome to Woolworth’s

Modern to the last detail, Woolworth’s new Nicollet Avenue store will officially open for business Friday morning, April 9th, at 9:30 0’clock. You are cordially invited to be present at The formal opening and for inspect at your leisure The three spacious floors of especially selected, big-value merchandise.     Woolworth’s new store building represents … Read more

Gateway Gone

Gateway Park houses the Gateway Tourist Bureau of the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association, where visitors may secure information about points of interest and travel conditions. To the left of the Nicollet Hotel, is Nicollet Avenue, known as the “Fifth Avenue Of the Northwest” where many important mercantile establishments and smart shops are to be … Read more

The Hotel Francis Drake

A magnificent new apartment hotel, one of the outstanding buildings in Minneapolis. Conveniently located at Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue South. The FRANCIS DRAKE was designed to meet the particular needs of discriminating residents and transients. It represents the utmost in careful planning. good construction, complete equipment and elaborate furnishing. The new FRANCIS DRAKE was … Read more

The Sheraton-Ritz Hotel

For Twenty-five long years, the Sheraton-Ritz in Minneapolis sat across the street from the Downtown Library between Nicollet Mall and Marquette Avenue. The swanky hotel was one of the first things built after the city condemned and demolished everything they could for the Gateway District Urban Renewal Project. Construction began in 1961 and the 19 … Read more

Second Largest Auditorium

In a nation noted for the number and the size of its auditoriums, Minneapolis today boasts the second largest completed auditorium in the United States. Minneapolis’ new civic center has a seating capacity of 10,545. The Cleveland auditorium, the largest completed structure of its kind in point of seating capacity, seats 11,200. A new auditorium … Read more