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Prince’s residence and studio
This location served as Prince's primary artistic headquarters for a critical period in the 1980s. In 1981, he purchased the house and the adjacent lot for privacy, repainted the two-story ranch home…
The home of Aunt Olivia Lewis
Prince lived intermittently with his Aunt Olivia in this home while attending school at Bryant Junior High School and Central High School. In the mid-1970s, Prince called this corner of the Old…
Prince’s residence and studio
Located on the shores of Lake Minnetonka, a location famously referred to in his debut movie Purple Rain (1984), Prince rented this property between 1979 and early 1981. The house in this bucolic…
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Glam Slam
In 1989, Prince opened his own night club at this location, naming it Glam Slam after the song of the same name from the album Lovesexy (1988). Besides hosting a wide range of musical acts, Prince…
Paisley Park
Paisley Park—named after the track on his 1985 album Around the World in a Day—remains synonymous with Prince. From 1987 until his death in 2016, Paisley Park served as Prince's official recording…
Prince’s residence and studio
This now-demolished single family home served as Prince's primary residence from 1985 through the mid-2000s. It was his studio from 1985 until the completion of Paisley Park in 1987. He used its…
Purple Rain House
Prince never lived in this home—except in the movies. Fans, however, continue to envision this house as a symbol of Prince's rags-to-riches story. This nondescript building in a historically…