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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…
Capri Theater
Built in 1927 as the Paradise Movie Theater, this longstanding institution on Minneapolis’s North side became the Capri Theater after renovations in 1967.
Prince chose this location as the venue…
The Orpheum Theater
This longstanding Minneapolis performance venue, built in 1921 to host vaudeville acts, was later converted into a movie theater. Minnesota native Bob Dylan purchased the shuttered theater in 1979,…
Take a Tour
Cedar-Riverside: From Snoose Boulevard to Little Somalia
Centennial of the Armistice: The Commemoration of World War I in the Twin Cities
Purple Places: A Digital History Tour of Prince's Minneapolis
Recent Stories
Court of Honor
One of St. Paul’s three public monuments and memorials to World War I, the Court of Honor largely centers its attention on World War II, with a small plaque dedicated to World War I veterans of…
Vision of Peace
Once reflective of the name commonly associated with World War I; “The War to End All Wars,” the Vision of Peace now represents an ideal which is yet to come to fruition. As the name would…
East Calhoun Parkway
Along East Calhoun Parkway of Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun), there includes a monument to the U.S.S. Minneapolis, a World War I-era cruiser, and two memorials to Minnesotans who served in…
University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium
What was once a glorious football stadium for the University of Minnesota and monument to World War I, all that remains of Memorial Stadium is the archway through which one entered with the dedicatory…