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| City Café and Bakery Fergus Falls, MN |
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| The City Café and Bakery features a nice neon sign and extraordinary vitrolite façade. |
| Peter's Grill Minneapolis, MN |
Murray's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge Minneapolis, MN |
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Peter's Grill opened in 1914, making it the oldest, continuously operating restaurant in Minneapolis. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
Murray's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge was established in 1946. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Gold Medal Flour Minneapolis, MN |
North Star Blankets Minneapolis, MN |
Grain Belt Beer Minneapolis, MN |
Zipp's Liquors Minneapolis, MN |
Hum's Liquor Store Minneapolis, MN |
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The Gold Medal Flour signs are installed on the roof of the Gold Medal Flour Building which has been turned into the Mill City Museum. The first signs were installed there around 1906. In 1924, the signs were updated to say Gold Medal Foods. They were changed back in the early 1930s. In 1945, the signs were renovated and updated. These are the signs that appear today. The signs are 45' tall and 42' wide with 7' tall letters. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
The North Star Blankets sign is installed on the roof of the former North Star Woolen Mill. The mill was built in 1864 the company became the nation's largest manufacturer of wool blankets by 1925. The company moved to Lima, OH in 1949 and the building sat until being converted into lofts around 1998. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The Grain Belt Beer sign is 40-by-40' square. It was erected on Nicollet Island next to the Hennepin Avenue Bridge in 1940. The letters flashed in sequence until the brewery closed in 1970. The sign was restored and relit in 1988 but it was dark again by the late 1990s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. Zipp's Liquors opened here around 1967. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. Hum's Liquor Store features a great combination neon and flashing bulb sign. For more, see this website. |
| Snoboy Minneapolis, MN |
Buca di Beppo Minneapolis, MN |
Minneapolis Floral Co. Minneapolis, MN |
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The Snoboy character was created in 1925 by Pacific Fruit & Produce which marketed fruits and vegetables nationwide. The company, now known as Amerifresh, continues to use him in their advertisting. Does anyone know how long this sign has been here? For more, see their website. Buca di Beppo is part of a nationwide chain of Italian restaurants. This is their first location which opened in 1993. The owners studied signs from the 1940s and 50s before settling on this design. This was most likely modeled after Cantina Italiana sign in Boston, MA. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Minneapolis Floral Co. has been here since 1902. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Nye's Polonaise Room Minneapolis, MN |
Minnehaha Liquors Minneapolis, MN |
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Nye's Polonaise Room opened here in 1949. The restaurant features live music and a lounge atmosphere. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
Minnehaha Liquors features a curved corner location with neon signage that wraps around with it. |
| former Modern Cleaners Minneapolis, MN |
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| Modern Cleaners opened around 1943 in this building from around 1909. It became the Modern Times Cafe in 1978. The Isla del Kora Mexican restaurant is here now. |
| Snelling Ave. Fine Wines & Liquors St. Paul, MN |
St. Clair Broiler St. Paul, MN |
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Snelling Ave. Fine Wines & Liquors has a nice big bulb and neon sign. I would guess that the bulls-eye had a pulsating action at one time.
The St. Clair Broiler opened here in 1956 and is famous for their malts and flame broiled burgers. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More MN Signs:
Apollo Liquors (Austin) The Hub: 1, 2 (Cloquet) Whitey's Wonderbar: 1, 2 (East Grand Forks) Beaver House (Grand Marais) Jerry Dutler's Bowl (Mankato) American Surplus (Minneapolis) Boulevard Motel (Minneapolis) [vintage] The Diner (Minneapolis) Franklin Avenue Station (Minneapolis) Orange Crush (Minneapolis) Park & Lake Car Wash (Minneapolis) Pillsbury's Best Flour: 1, 2 (Minneapolis) Stardust Lanes (now Memory Lanes): 1, 2 (Minneapolis) Weatherball (Minneapolis) [gone] Georges Ballroom (New Ulm) Delaney Sports Center (Park Rapids) Wimpy's Café (Park Rapids) Whitaker Buick (St. Paul) Spot Cafe (Staples) Modern Motel (Tracy) King Koin Launderette (Winona) |
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