Triangle Bar, 1822 Riverside Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| - | |house_chronology=While it was operating as a saloon as far as back as the late 1800s, the bar didn’t officially become recorded as the Triangle Bar until 1946. | + | |house_intro=A popular bar in the 1960s on the West Bank. |
| - | By the early 1960s, the West Bank area of Minneapolis | + | |house_chronology=While it was operating as a saloon as far as back as the late 1800s, the bar didn’t officially become recorded in city records as the Triangle Bar until 1946. |
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| + | By the early 1960s, the West Bank area of Minneapolis was becoming the focus of a burgeoning music scene, centered on the Triangle Bar. The West Bank was accessible to the University of Minnesota, alcohol was cheap, and at the time the Triangle didn’t card, so students flocked there. The Triangle began hosting live music in 1964 and continued to do so through the late 1960s, becoming a center for the West Bank blues scene. It was one of the first Minneapolis bars to host musicians who weren't top 40 cover bands. | ||
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Some of the local musical talent that the Triangle regularly hosted: | Some of the local musical talent that the Triangle regularly hosted: | ||
| - | + | *Spider John Koerner | |
| - | + | *Lazy Bill Lucas | |
| - | + | *John Kolstad | |
| - | + | *Steve Trosberg | |
| - | + | *Dave Ray | |
| - | + | *Willie Murphy and the Bees | |
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Over the years, the Triangle Bar Building has traded hands and been the Ole Piper Inn and Oscar B. Lykes restaurant-tavern. Currently it is an office and commercial building owned by the Triangle Building Partnership. | Over the years, the Triangle Bar Building has traded hands and been the Ole Piper Inn and Oscar B. Lykes restaurant-tavern. Currently it is an office and commercial building owned by the Triangle Building Partnership. | ||
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| - | == | + | *Film on the West Bank music scene of the 1960s featuring Spider John Koerner, Papa John Kolstad and more on the 1968 Exhibit blog: [http://www.the1968exhibit.org/reflections/gone-fishing-west-bank%E2%80%99s-forgotten-scene-generations-award Gone Fishing: The West Bank's Forgotten Scene] |
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| + | == Photo Gallery == | ||
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| + | Image:1968exhibit--Trianglebaraddailyjan5.JPG | Triangle Bar ad MN Daily Jan. 5, 1968 | ||
| + | Image:1968exhibit--Triangle bar ad daily feb 16.JPG | Triangle Bar ad Mn Daily Feb. 16, 1968 | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| + | #http://www.1968exhibit.org | ||
| + | #http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm | ||
| + | #http://www.gtcbms.org/A%20History%20of%20the%20Triangle%20Bar%20Building.pdf | ||
| + | #collections.mnhs.org/visualresouces | ||
| + | #Collins, Cyn. ''West Bank Boogie: forty years of music, mayhem and memories.'' Minneapolis: Triangle Park Creative, 2006. Print. | ||
| + | #http://www.mndaily.com | ||
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| Address: | 1822 Riverside Avenue S |
| City/locality- State/province | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Historic Function: | Saloon/Bar |
| Other Historic Function: | Saloon/Bar |
| Current Function: | Office |
Triangle Bar, 1822 Riverside Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota
(44.969937° N, 93.246018° WLatitude: 44°58′11.773″N
Longitude: 93°14′45.665″W)
(44.969937° N, 93.246018° WLatitude: 44°58′11.773″N
Longitude: 93°14′45.665″W)
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History
While it was operating as a saloon as far as back as the late 1800s, the bar didn’t officially become recorded in city records as the Triangle Bar until 1946.
By the early 1960s, the West Bank area of Minneapolis was becoming the focus of a burgeoning music scene, centered on the Triangle Bar. The West Bank was accessible to the University of Minnesota, alcohol was cheap, and at the time the Triangle didn’t card, so students flocked there. The Triangle began hosting live music in 1964 and continued to do so through the late 1960s, becoming a center for the West Bank blues scene. It was one of the first Minneapolis bars to host musicians who weren't top 40 cover bands.
Some of the local musical talent that the Triangle regularly hosted:
- Spider John Koerner
- Lazy Bill Lucas
- John Kolstad
- Steve Trosberg
- Dave Ray
- Willie Murphy and the Bees
Over the years, the Triangle Bar Building has traded hands and been the Ole Piper Inn and Oscar B. Lykes restaurant-tavern. Currently it is an office and commercial building owned by the Triangle Building Partnership.
Memories and stories
- Film on the West Bank music scene of the 1960s featuring Spider John Koerner, Papa John Kolstad and more on the 1968 Exhibit blog: Gone Fishing: The West Bank's Forgotten Scene
Badges
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Photo Gallery
 Triangle Bar ad MN Daily Jan. 5, 1968 |
 Triangle Bar ad Mn Daily Feb. 16, 1968 |
Notes
- http://www.1968exhibit.org
- http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm
- http://www.gtcbms.org/A%20History%20of%20the%20Triangle%20Bar%20Building.pdf
- collections.mnhs.org/visualresouces
- Collins, Cyn. West Bank Boogie: forty years of music, mayhem and memories. Minneapolis: Triangle Park Creative, 2006. Print.
- http://www.mndaily.com
