2924 Hennepin Avenue: Abdallah's

The Museum in the Streets: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Uptown: Minneapolis' Lake District

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Photographed by McGhiever, September 3, 2022

1. 2924 Hennepin Avenue: Abdallah's Marker

Albert Abdallah immigrated to the United States as a teenager from Lebanon, arriving in Minneapolis at the turn of the last century. He entered the confectionary business at a soda fountain in downtown Minneapolis, where he met Helen Trovall, the daughter of Swedish immigrants. Albert and Helen married, and together they opened the Calhoun Candy Depot at 2924 Hennepin Avenue, in the then-new Rainbow Building. They prospered along with the community. In 1916, the store was renamed Abdallah Candy Company, and by 1924 a restaurant was added. It emerged from the Depression, but at a new location nearer to Lake Calhoun, which allowed the store to introduce take-away ice cream to beachgoers. Candy was the core of Albert's offering, and in 2009 Abdallah Candies celebrated 100 years as a family business.

Albert Abdallah inmigró a los Estados Unidos como adolescente desde el Líbano, llegando a Minneapolis en el cambio de siglo pasado. Entró al negocio de confitería con una fuente de soda en el centro de Minneapolis, donde conoció a Helen Trovall, hija de inmigrantes suecos. Se casaron, y juntos abrieron el Calhoun Candy

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Depot en Hennepin Avenue 2924, en el entonces nuevo Rainbow Building. Prosperaron junto con la comunidad. En 1916, cambiaron el nombre a Abdallah Candy Company, y por 1924 se sumó otro restaurante. Sobrevivió la Depresión, pero en un nuevo local más cercano a Lake Calhoun, lo cual les permitió introducir el helado para llevar a los playeros. La golosina fue central a la oferta empresarial de Albert's, y en 2009 Abdallah Candies celebró 100 años como empresa familiar.
 
Erected by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 3.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • 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° 56.897′ N, 93° 17.884′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Calhoun Isles. It is at the intersection of W. Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, on the right when traveling east on W. Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55408, United States

Photographed by McGhiever, September 3, 2022

2. Marker at the southeast corner of Lake and Hennepin, with the Rainbow Building catercorner

of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street/Uptown (within shouting distance of this marker); 3022 Hennepin Avenue: The Granada Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); 2900 Hennepin Avenue: The Uptown Theater (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1450 West Lake Street: Hove's/Lunds (about 500 feet away); 2901 Hennepin Avenue: Walker Branch Library (about 600 feet away); The Railroad and the City (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1006 West Lake: The Buzza Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); 925 West Lake Street: The Minneapolis Mercantile Company (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.