Come to Camelot!

Camelot is a recreation of a 15th-century English castle. The restaurant’s interior is as authentic-looking as its exterior: dark. heavy chestnut and oak furniture and paneling, red and black upholstery, and window coverings, medieval armor and weaponry, English pewter and silver, stone walls. candlelight merge to considerable effect. Unlike establishments where clever decorating overshadows the … Read more

The Unbelievable Biltmore

Edina’s Biltmore Motel was built on the site of the village’s original baseball field in 1954. The motel had a great location on Vernon Avenue with easy access to Highways 169,212, and 100. It was built about the same time Southdale Mall and played host to out-of-town shoppers for many years. The Biltmore boasted 40 … Read more

Come to the Cloverleaf

CLOVERLEAF MOTEL Hwys. 100 and 5—1/4 Mile West Of Hwy. 65 LYNDALE AVE. SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 20 MODERN UNITS, Luxuriously Furnished Playground for Children Radiant Heat Insulated for Summer and Winter Comfort T. V. in Every Room Restaurants Nearby LEO & LOUISE LYONS, Owners and Managers

Holiday Motor Hotel

Minneapolis’ Newest, Largest and Finest Motor Hotel. Offering all hotel facilities and services including Dining Room and Coffee Shop, convenient room service, TV and Telephones in all rooms, gift shop and drug counter, valet and laundry service. Deluxe two room suites and tastefully decorated, carpeted rooms offer a welcome of comfort for the weary traveler. … Read more

This Town is not Named After a Bird!

Nestled into a metropolitan area with suburbs like Golden Valley, Richfield and Eden Prairie most people think Robbinsdale was named for a bird. They are wrong. Robbinsdale was named for man, a b-i-i-i-i-g man! A Civil War veteran, politician, entrepreneur was he… Andrew B. Robbins carved the village of Robbinsdale out of the surrounding countryside … Read more