Laughter, Falling Water and Time
A warm welcome awaits you atop the observation gallery of the IDS Tower in Minneapolis. At a height of 775 feet, it is the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco. The observatory on the 51st floor is 717 feet. The additional 58 feet overhead are devoted to mechanical equipment for elevators, heating and air-conditioning. … Read more
Minneapolis is nationally at the forefront in constructing modern, congestion-free highways and freeways while preserving valuable parklands and residential properties. A “freeway ring” will soon encircle downtown Minneapolis, the final link in a system connecting downtown via freeways to all points, North, East, West and South. Minneapolis is the premier industrial city of the Upper … Read more
The “Normandy Residence Hotel” opened in 1925, serving both long-term residents and short-term guests. The hotel had 52 guest rooms, drug store, grocery store, lobby, ladies parlor, writing room, and a dining room. The basement dining room, operated as a speakeasy during prohibition.In 1941, John F. Noble, a local entrepreneur and son of Swedish immigrants, … Read more
It’s no wonder that the Casablanca, 408 Hennepin Ave. plays to a full house every night of the week, when we take into consideration the fact that they provide guests with more individual entertainers than any club in the northwest, on an average.The Casablanca, now under the management of William ‘Bill’ Donnelly, will continue to … Read more
Hennepin Show House Largest West of New York Seats 2,928 Persons The largest theater west of New York city, and that means the largest in the United States outside of Manhattan Isle, will be opened to Minneapolis playgoers tomorrow at 12:30. It is the New Hennepin Theater at Ninth street and Hennepin avenue, where the … Read more
The New Charlie’s Cafe Exceptionale is a superb adaptation of the origina French Provincial architecture charming in 1949 as it was at its height in France between 1710 and 1795. Its rustic simplicity was typical of the homes of prosperous farmers, and later, well-to-do landowners and nobility. The fine contrasts of warm honey toned oak … Read more
Mr. S. E. Hoopes, proprietor of the New National Hotel, Minneapolis, has found that his Dutch is entirely inadequate of accommodating his patrons and has decided to enlarge it to three times its present capacity. He has already let the contract for building the additional room and other improvements to cost $22 000. The new … Read more
Ritz Hotel Company today announces the completion of a five-story 208-room beautifully appointed hotel. a true home for the convenience of Minneapolitans and the traveling public. A hotel that is not only imposing in its outward appearance but also exquisitely furnished from within. The location of the Ritz Hotel is most convenient. Situated on historic … Read more
This cafeteria, a landmark in downtown Minneapolis, has a national reputation for good food. If has been recognized by AAA, True Confessions, numerous trade magazines and in a good food poll in the Saturday Evening Post. “Quantify Cookery”by Richards & Treat, a compilation of their popular recipes, serves also as a text for college students … Read more