St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

However interracial partnerships
and corporations are on the in
crease. Outstanding examples have
been the $500, 900 Angelus Nursing
Home in Minneapolis built by a
corporation headed by a Mime
apolis man Archie Givens.
Another is the Roberts Uphol-
steering, Inc, in which there is an
interracial business partnership of
two white men and two Negroes.
U. S. Upholstering, Inc, william
Breland, president is a Negro
owned firm with an interracial
staff.
There are a number of Negro
owned and operated small truck
ing and trash hauling firms.
In Minneapolis two men oper-
ate the G. & L. Lawn Service
a landscaping and lawn tending
concern.
Real estate continues to be a
growing business in both cities
with the demand for homes in
creasing each day Several Negro
firms operate at good capacity in
Minneapolis. Among those who APP
pear to have the largest hstings
are Johnson & Associates, Tela
Burt and Hobart T. Mitchell, who
is the sole Negro member of the
Minneapolis Board of Realtors and
perhaps one of the three or four
Negroes in the entire country who
can carry the trade or professional
name of realtor behind his name.
In st. Paul the Imperial Agen-
cy and Bradley Realty appear
to be the most active Negro real
estate brokers.
The most successful Negro res
taurant operator catering to the
public is still Chester w. Oden
who is proprietor of Road Buddy's
Barbecue in st. Paul.
A new restaurant serving New
Orleans creole dishes is de Clouets
Cafe, catering to lovers of sea
food prepared in the Louisiana
style. Two young men Fred de
Clouet and Gabrielle Boudreaux
New Orleans natives, who moved
north to Minnesota, operate the
pleasant place.
A new eating place in Mime
apohs is Ders Fine Foods, 1915
Hiawatha.
In Minneapolis Sally's & Jays
operated by Oscar (SaIly) Gates,
a energetic business woman still
serves a large clientele.
A new beauty parlor in Min
neapolis is Joanna Salon of Beauty
at 1909 Fourth Av. S. The Cassius
Cafe Bar & Lounge, a successful
business venture for years, in Min
neapols is spending several thou
sand dollars for charging it's &C
cOmOdatiOns.
The Brooks Funeral Home has
new building under construction
on the corner of Rondo Av. and
Victoria, st. Paul, which will be
the most modern of the five fun
eral homes conducted by Negroes
in the Twin Cities.
There are three Negro cement
contractors in Minneapolis and
one in st. Paul. There are five
known carpenters in the Mill
City.
The only Negro construction
firm and general contractor listed
at present is Edgar Steele, who
operates the Steele Construction
Co.
The largest service business OPP
Grated by members of the Negro
community is the ]. & H. Laundry,
Minneapolis family concern that
has been in business over 40 years
The 3Sth Street Delicatessan
owned by Pat and Pearl Schofield
at the corner of 3Sth & Fourth Av.
s., has caught on and is a busy
place. A branch U. S. Postal sta
ton is found in this establishment
for the convenience of the area.
In the 300 block on Fourth Av.,
is the L. & NJ. Cafe, a new eating
place which features home cooked
food and pastry. It is owned by
Mrs. Glen Heron.
Towards Catering Co, operated
by Oscar Howard, which special
ICES in both industrial food service
for manufacturing and catering
for social events and conventions
continues to grow. Mr.. Howard
was recently elected president of
the Twin City Toastmaster's club
of the metropolitan area, a distinct
honor for a member of the Negro
community.
Negro Professionals in Twin Cities
The Negro professional, doctors,
dentists and lawyers in Minneap-
oils are small in number. Years
ago the number Of professionals in
St. Paul outnumbered those in the