Title: Closing time : saloons, taverns, dives, and watering holes of the Twin Cities /
Authors: Lindeke, Bill; Sturdevant, Andy
Year: 2019
Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments) Minnesota Minneapolis Metropolitan Area History.; Bars (Drinking establishments) Minnesota Saint Paul Metropolitan Area History.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Minneapolis (Minn.) History.; Saint Paul (Minn.) History.; Minnesota Minneapolis; Minnesota Minneapolis Metropolitan Area; Minnesota Saint Paul; Minnesota Saint Paul Metropolitan Area
Abstract: "In Closing Time, William Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant dive into tales from famous and infamous drinking establishments from throughout Twin Cities history. Readers are led on a multigenerational pub crawl through speakeasies, tied houses, rathskellers, cocktail lounges, gin mills, fern bars, social clubs, singles bars, gastropubs, and dives. Featuring beloved bars like Matt's, Palmer's, the Payne Reliever, and Moby Dick's, the book also resurrects memories of long-forgotten establishments cherished in their day. Lindeke and Sturdevant highlight neighborhood dives, downtown nightspots, and out-of-the-way hideaways, many of which continue to thrive today. Closing Time brings together stories of these spaces and the people who frequented them"--
Contents: Pig's Eye Parrant's Saloon -- Alexis Cloutier's Bowling Saloon -- Waldmann's Saloon -- Cantieny's Saloon -- Saloon at the American House -- Jumbo Saloon -- Schiek's -- The Eureka -- Triangle Bar -- Rogers Hotel Bar -- The Grotto -- Little Jake's -- Maurer's Bar and Cafe -- Hollyhocks Club -- Cassius Bar -- Hexagon Bar -- Persian Palms -- The Great Lakes Bar and Fun House -- Saddle Bar -- Town Pump -- Matt's Bar -- The Nickel Joint -- Carioca Cantina -- Gallivan's -- Cozy Bar -- The Red Baron -- The Spot Bar -- Palmer's Bar -- The Left Guard -- Moby Dick's -- Commodore Hotel Bar -- Payne Reliever -- King of Clubs -- 19 Bar -- Black Forest Inn -- Halek's Bar -- Johnny's Bar -- The New French Bar -- The Half Time Rec -- Lee's Liquor Lounge -- Stand-Up Frank's -- Willard's Liquors -- Red Dragon -- The Blue Nile -- Nye's Polonaise -- Town Talk Diner -- Malina's Sports Bar -- Hoover's Pub -- CC Club.