Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis on When It Was is 13 addresses and the 19 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1858. 8 are still open today; 11 are gone, and 4 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Orpheum Theatre

500 Hennepin Avenue · 1921–present · 4 businesses here

Murray's Restaurant

27 South 6th Street · 1946–present · 2 businesses here

Rand Tower Hotel

527 South Marquette Avenue · 1929–present · 2 businesses here

Lumber Exchange Building

10 South 5th Street · 1885–present

Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale

716 4th Avenue South · 1933–1982

Dayton's Department Store

700 Nicollet Mall · 1902–2017 · 2 businesses here

Forum Cafeteria

36 South 7th Street · 1930–1975

Gluek's Restaurant and Bar

16 North 6th Street · 1902–present

Minneapolis, decade by decade

• 1850s
  1 opened — Nicollet HotelSee the map in 1855 →
• 1880s
  3 opened — Donaldson's Glass Block, Lumber Exchange Building, West HotelSee the map in 1885 →
• 1890s
  2 opened — Ozark Flats (The Bellevue), Metropolitan Building (Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building)See the map in 1895 →
• 1900s
  2 opened — Dayton's Department Store, Gluek's Restaurant and BarSee the map in 1905 →
• 1910s
  1 opened — Hotel DyckmanSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  3 opened — Rand Tower Hotel, Foshay Tower, Orpheum TheatreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  2 opened — Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale, Forum CafeteriaSee the map in 1935 →
• 1940s
  1 opened — Murray's RestaurantSee the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  2 opened — Fuji Ya, Nye's Polonaise RoomSee the map in 1955 →
• 1970s
  1 opened — First AvenueSee the map in 1975 →
• 2010s
  1 opened — The Bachelor FarmerSee the map in 2015 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Hotel (4)

Hotel Dyckman · Rand Tower Hotel · Nicollet Hotel · West Hotel

Restaurant (4)

Fuji Ya · The Bachelor Farmer · Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale · Forum Cafeteria

Department Store (2)

Dayton's Department Store · Donaldson's Glass Block

Bar/Restaurant (2)

Gluek's Restaurant and Bar · Nye's Polonaise Room

Office Building (2)

Lumber Exchange Building · Metropolitan Building (Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building)

Steakhouse (1)

Murray's Restaurant

Office Building/Hotel (1)

Foshay Tower

Theater (1)

Orpheum Theatre

Every place in Minneapolis (13)

• Charlie's Cafe Exceptionale 716 4th Avenue South · 1933–1982
• Dayton's Department Store 700 Nicollet Mall · 1902–2017 · 2 businesses
• First Avenue 701 North 1st Avenue · 1970–present
• Forum Cafeteria 36 South 7th Street · 1930–1975
• Fuji Ya 600 West Lake Street · 1959–2020
• Gluek's Restaurant and Bar 16 North 6th Street · 1902–present
• Lumber Exchange Building 10 South 5th Street · 1885–present
• Metropolitan Building (Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building) 308 2nd Avenue South · 1890–1961
• Murray's Restaurant 27 South 6th Street · 1946–present · 2 businesses
• Nye's Polonaise Room 112 East Hennepin Avenue · 1950–2016
• Orpheum Theatre 500 Hennepin Avenue · 1921–present · 4 businesses
• Rand Tower Hotel 527 South Marquette Avenue · 1929–present · 2 businesses
• The Bachelor Farmer 50 North 2nd Avenue · 2011–2020