Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Smoky Point began somewhere in up in old Nordeast, probably on East Hennepin. The owner, Aleck “Smoky” Ellis immigrated to Minnesota from Greece in 1915. I suspect another branch of the family opened a restaurant near Robbinsdale called the Log Cabin. Eventually Ellis moved his operations away to the south where he built the iconic … Read more
During the last five months, sales of Gluek’s Beer in Minneapolis have increased a great deal more rapidly than sales of any other beer! An impartial census of grocery stores, drug restaurants, cafes—everywhere that beer is sold—shows that Minneapolis has made up mind about beer. THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN IS SAYING “GLUEK’S”. For two or … Read more