When it opened in 1937, the new Geyhound Terminal offered Minneapolis numerous travel advantages over many other cities. The terminal was easily accessible because of its location. It had immediate connections with local transportation facilities, including 4 streetcar lines with service to all parts of the city within a radius of one block. The Twin City Motor Coach line stopped at the terminal every 5 minutes offering service to Minneapolis and Saint Paul’s residential districts. The general architectural treatment of the terminal was considered ultra-modern with blue glaze brick trimmed and relieved with chromium. The modern elements were further accentuated my long continuous windows running the full length of the building and a wide curve formed by 7th street and 1st Avenue North gave a complete display tp huge Greyhound neon signs. Further illumination came from a marquee studded with 500 lights. Inside, huge chromium trimmed chandeliers diffused light throughout the main waiting room. Smaller, elegant fixtures lit up every corner of the lounge. The main entrance had 5 doors set to conform to the curved contour of the structure. The terminal was completely air conditioned and the comfort cooling system extended to adjoining shops the main waiting room in encompassed 8050 square feet it measured 70 by 15 by 28 feet in height. The floors were a green and yellow terrazzo.
The walls were tinted in old rose. Spaced advantageously about the waiting room were the various offices for public service. The ticket office had 5 windows and there were both travel information and ticket information booths. Prominently placed in the waiting room was a travelers aid office. Another of the services offered bus travelers were a battery of public telephones, commodious baggage room, newsstand, restaurant and barbershop. Solid Walnut benches of the largest type provided a large a large seating capacity flanking the street entrance of the waiting room 2 winding stairways rose to the mezzanine floor this lounge was furnished with divans of yellow and green upholstery. The floor was made of safety surface, black and red asphalt tile. There were nine doors leading to a saw tooth platform. Structural steel was furnished by Crown Iron Works. In 1968, Greyhound bus depot relocated, their operations and the old bus terminal became a rock and roll club.
