At the Elks Club

One of the finest buildings in the country devoted to the use of a fraternal lodge is the club house of Minneapolis Lodge No. 44  B. P. O. E. The club building was completed at a cost of $380,000 and occupied early in 1913. It is a five-story brick structure, located at Second Av. S. … Read more

Exchanging Grain

“Within the four walls of this new building, business will be transacted which will affect the breadstuffs of the world.” —George A. Pillsbury President, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce   Founded as the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in 1881, The Minneapolis Grain Exchange was at one time the country’s biggest wheat, barley, rye, and flax market. Designed … Read more

The Pantages

The Minneapolis Pantages Theater opened as a vaudeville house in 1916. The original, Beaux-Arts style building, designed by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Kees and Colburn was operated by Winnipeg theater tycoon, Alexander Pantages’ entertainment consortia. At the height of his empire, the Greek immigrant owned and operated 84 theaters in the United States and … Read more