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<small>(6)</small>Carlyle, Erin. "Rommal Bennett's Trial Revisits Spate of Gay Murders in the Twin Cities." ''City Pages,'' 4/7/2009. http://www.citypages.com/2009-04-08/news/rommal-bennett-s-trial-revisits-spate-of-gay-murders-in-the-twin-cities/ | <small>(6)</small>Carlyle, Erin. "Rommal Bennett's Trial Revisits Spate of Gay Murders in the Twin Cities." ''City Pages,'' 4/7/2009. http://www.citypages.com/2009-04-08/news/rommal-bennett-s-trial-revisits-spate-of-gay-murders-in-the-twin-cities/ | ||
− | <small>(7)</small> "Fire in Loop Bar Routs a Dozen Tenants" ''The Minneapolis Star,'' | + | <small>(7)</small> "Fire in Loop Bar Routs a Dozen Tenants" ''The Minneapolis Star,'' 7/16/1950. |
Part of [[Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: 100 Queer Places in Minnesota History, (1860-1969), (1969-2010)]] | Part of [[Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: 100 Queer Places in Minnesota History, (1860-1969), (1969-2010)]] |
Revision as of 21:34, 20 March 2010
Nicollet Avenue between First and Second Streets, Minneapolis, MN
In some respects, the State Bar was the last of its kind. Shrouded in mystery and forgotten by most in Minneapolis, the establishment was a hole-in-the wall during the 1940s and 50s in the long-lost Gateway District. Other taverns, such as the Silver Dollar next door, gained substantial newspaper attention for serving alcohol to the “wrong” people.(1) Drunkards, prostitutes, and queer men were all part of this group, as were Native Americans; the Silver Dollar closed briefly in 1947 because it sold alcohol to Native people, which was illegal in Minnesota at the time.(2)
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Pesis examines his unmailed insurance application in a fire-damaged State Bar, 1950. Courtesy of the Minneapolis Star (now Star-Tribune). |
(1)Hart, Joseph and Hirschoff, Edwin C. Down & Out: The Death and Life of Minneapolis' Skid Row. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
(2)Roshiem, David L. The Other Minneapolis: The Rise and Fall of the Gateway, the Old Minneapolis Skid Row. Iowa: Andromeda Press, 1978. Page 164.
(3)Jacobs, Jane. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York: Vintage Books, 1961. Chapter 10: "The need for aged buildings." Pages 187-199.
(4)According to an inventory of Minneapolis City directories available on the 4th floor stacks of Hennepin County Central Library.
(5)Tretter, Jean-Nickolaus. Interview with the author and Jacob Gentz, 1/16/10
(6)Carlyle, Erin. "Rommal Bennett's Trial Revisits Spate of Gay Murders in the Twin Cities." City Pages, 4/7/2009. http://www.citypages.com/2009-04-08/news/rommal-bennett-s-trial-revisits-spate-of-gay-murders-in-the-twin-cities/
(7) "Fire in Loop Bar Routs a Dozen Tenants" The Minneapolis Star, 7/16/1950.
Part of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: 100 Queer Places in Minnesota History, (1860-1969), (1969-2010)