Purple Rain House
3420 Snelling Avenue
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 African-American enclave of the Howe neighborhood provided perfect visuals for the coming-of-age story outlined in Purple Rain (1984). Only footage of the outside of the house was used in the film—a St. Louis Park warehouse served as the location for “The Kid’s” interior home scenes. Prince purchased the property in 2015.
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Purple Rain house, 2018
Purple Rain house. The house was featured in Prince™s movie Purple Rain as his character™s residence. | Source: Photo credit: Dom Puglisi, Diamond and Pearls Photography, 2018. | Creator: Dom Puglisi. View File Details Page
Mementos left on the front stairs to the Purple Rain house, 2018
Mementos left on the front stairs to the Purple Rain house. | Source: Photo credit: Dom Puglisi, Diamond and Pearls Photography, 2018. | Creator: Dom Puglisi. View File Details Page