Calhoun Isles in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

925 West Lake Street: The Minneapolis Mercantile Company

The Museum in the Streets: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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925 West Lake Street: The Minneapolis Mercantile Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By McGhiever, October 22, 2023

1. 925 West Lake Street: The Minneapolis Mercantile Company Marker

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The Minneapolis Mercantile Company was located on the corner of Lake Street and Colfax Avenue, and offered groceries, meats, and baked goods to area residents. Constructed in 1916, the building housed both the Sandberg family business as well as three generations of the Sandberg family in the apartments above the store. By the early 1960s, the building became home to the Padded Cell, known for its charburgers and experimental jazz. Musical notables such as Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Peter Nero played at the Cell. The folk trio The Journeymen recorded their "Coming Attraction—Live!" here in 1962, and the album cover enthusiastically described an "on-the-spot recording of an actual performance in Minneapolis' famed Padded Cell." In 1969, Carroll Mohn moved his appliance company from Hennepin Avenue to this location.

La Minneapolis Mercantile Company se localizaba en la esquina de Lake Street y Colfax Avenue, y ofrecía comestibles, carnes, y productos de panadería a residentes locales. Construida en 1916, el edificio albergó tanto la empresa familiar Sandberg como tres generaciones de la familia Sandberg

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en los apartamentos arriba de la tienda. Por 1960, el edificio albergó el Padded Call, conocido por sus hamburguesas y jazz experimental. Notables músicos como Peter, Paul and Mary, y Peter Nero tocaron en el Cell. El trío folclórico The Journeymen grabaron su "Coming Attraction—Live!" aquí en 1962, y la portada del álbum con entusiasmo describe una "grabación espontánea de una función real en el famoso Padded Cell de Minneapolis". En 1969, Carroll Mohn mudó su empresa de electrodomésticos de Hennepin Avenue a esta localidad.

Erected by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Minneapolis, Minnesota series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 44° 56.907′ N, 93° 17.505′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Calhoun Isles. Marker is at the intersection of W. Lake Street and Colfax Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on W. Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 918 W Lake Street, Minneapolis MN 55408, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1006 West Lake: The Buzza Building (a few steps from this marker); Building the Corridor

925 West Lake Street Marker on the northeast corner of Lake St. and Colfax Ave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By McGhiever, October 22, 2023

2. 925 West Lake Street Marker on the northeast corner of Lake St. and Colfax Ave.

(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lyndale Avenue and Lake Street/Crowell Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2916 Lyndale Avenue: James J. Ballentine VFW Post 246 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grade Separation Project (1912–16) (approx. 0.2 miles away); 609 West Lake Street: Schatzlein Saddle Shop (approx. ¼ mile away); 2924 Hennepin Avenue: Abdallah's (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flour, Fuel and Baseball (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.