Has anyone else had the pleasure of speaking to Molly Spaun about prohibition and prostitution in Superior during the 1920s and ’30s? I did, but my memory is clouded. She tells stories of speakeasies and debauchery. It was a lawless time and fascinating history about the Twin Ports.
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The Duluth Police have 3 city blocks on lock down and employees at SMDC have been asked to stay inside and cannot go home. I heard there was explosives found in a car behind the Twins Bar. Anyone know what’s going?
[Update] Some dumb ass was “transporting” some dynamite in his car for a “friend” and then got cold feet. He then pulled over and called the police. Thanks Pear Head for the link. [Northlandsnewsletter]
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…and I’m gonna have about two weeks of free time to just waste away. What are some things that I need to go and check out? Thank you.
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The post “Minnow Swallowing Contest in Duluth” led to a discussion about where the Amber Flow Bar was located. The answer quickly emerged … 2023 W. Superior St. — the current location of the Bedrock Bar.
Time for a little tavern genealogy …
Bedrock Bar opened in 2001, owned by Ray and Patricia Tarvas. Ray Skelton took over in 2004, but died in 2006. The bar is now owned by Tammi Benson and Cary Gimpel.
Before that it was briefly Tom’s Junkyard, operated by Tom Lemon.
Throughout the 1990s, it was Roby’s Bar & Lounge, owned by Tom Robillard. City directories list George Gothner, Char Kervina and Daniel Borndal as proprietors. An old Roby’s sign is still on the side of the building.
During the mid-to-late 1980s, it was the Slippery Saloon: Mark Wrazidlo, proprietor.
And before that, ta-da, it was the Amber Flow Bar (also known as the Amber Flow Restaurant & Lounge). Leonard Wrazidlo and Lorraine Stuart ran the place.
The Amber Flow first opened across the street, at 2020 W. Superior St., in the mid 1930s. It took over the space of the undertaking business run by Joseph Olson and Maytor Hoppenyan.
The original owner of the Amber Flow was Joseph G. Kasper. He ran it at the original location for 20 years, then moved across the street to 2023, which had previously been the Grand Union Tea Co., a retailer of coffee, tea and groceries.
The Wrazidlo family — Frank, Richard, Robert and Leonard — took over the Amber Flow in the early 1960s.
The old Amber Flow, at 2020, has been home to numerous businesses over the years. Recent ones include: Metro Appliance Service, New Tech Concepts, GCS SVC, Inc. Today, there is a paper sign on the door for Magic Paint.
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I heard it referred to by one of the locals as “Beirut.” It’s actually quite the normal-looking bar on the inside.
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Last night my brother, my good buddy, and I were DJing at Hell Burgers and had a friggin’ blast doing it. I was thinking about the clubs and bars in Duluth, and I was wondering what the DJs there play, if any DJ at all. Do you think that Duluth even has a scene where DJs playing dance/house music is even wanted? I’d like to get a normal thing going at some bar or club to play fresh tracks, but I’m wondering if it’s worth my effort, or if I should just go for Twin Cities gigs?
Input would be gnarly! And thanks to everyone who came out and supported last night!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyEnGTQUL0
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I’m a poor college kid, where can I go to get the cheapest tap beer in town and on what nights? Overall, what is the cheapest bar that still has a fun, non-sketchy crowd?
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J.T.’s Bar in Superior is now called Shenanigans. Anyone have any info on this? Is it still a GLBT bar? Do they still have fish fry Fridays? Dance music?
(1506 N. Third St., Superior WI, 54880)
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Here’s a bunch of reasonably credible information that I didn’t have time to delve into for details this week, so I present it as a clump of bullet points (with arrows as bullets).
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I’m heading in to Duluth today to do some shopping, and I’d like to catch the Vikings game at a local establishment. I live in the sticks and I don’t know enough about Duluth yet to know of a good place to go.
Requirements: game must be on. Reasonably good food – more than just deep-fried bar fare. Places to sit (not super crowded). Not too dive bar-ish.
Help me, PDD. You’re my only hope.
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The Rathskeller, located in the sub-basement of the new Tycoons Alehouse and Eatery, opens Thursday, March 15.
This week is the official grand opening at Tycoons, which opened on New Year’s Eve. The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce is performing an official Happy Hour Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday at 4 p.m., which will mark the opening of the Rathskeller. Tycoons is also introducing a new lunch menu this week. Check out Tycoons events on the PDD Calendar for grand opening hoopla and more.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcSmq194WiE
Karen Barta has the story for NewsCenter 6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mFhbGxlSaI
By the way, the North Pole Bar has a new owner as of last month — Scott Sutherland. Watch out for the dude in the ski mask at the back door, Scott!
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Is there a city ordinance that prohibits businesses in the neighborhood around the University of Minnesota Duluth and the College of St. Scholastica from having full liquor licenses? Why is it that the nearest bar to campus is Burrito Union and not something around Woodland or by V.I.P. Pizza? Anyone have any ideas on that?
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Apparently the old Ragstock location at 7 W. Superior St. is going to be transformed into a bar. Consider this a “before” shot.
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If a guy and some friends wanted to have a few at a local bar and watch the debates, where might they be able to go about doing that? Is this a sports-only-in-the-bars kinda town?
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I have heard rumors but cannot confirm. Does anyone have any info?
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To toss out some random bar gossip, I heard last night that Horseshoe Billiards in the West End closed a while back, and that Burns Bar in Rice Lake Township closed several months ago.
Which reminds me that I don’t think it was ever mentioned on PDD that La Belle in Superior closed earlier this summer. And I heard the roof caved in at the Palace Bar. Is that true? Is it still open?
What will we do without all these classy joints?
Gettin’ Ripped at Burns Bar
Gettin’ Ripped at Horseshoe Billiards
Gettin’ Ripped at the Palace Bar
Gettin’ Ripped at La Belle
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A splash of Coyote Ugly is in the city of Superior, just minutes off of the Bong Bridge on Belknap Street, in the former dining area of the Shack.
The Ugly Stick Saloon is no stranger to the party scene, considering that the dance venue has already had a good crowd of young and old ages coming in for the first few days of its grand opening on Sept. 13.
“We are a bar and night club that plays and has a variety of music,” owner Brittany Oliver says.
Customers can expect to get a mix of country, rock, and dance music. The atmosphere of the bar definitely has a very cowboy-feel to it, or actually cowgirl would fit the description better.
“I have a full staff of female workers because it’s not too often that you would see a bar with mainly women.”
Oliver tailored the saloon to have some of the Coyote Ugly influences, and she believes that it should be a place where people of all ages should come to socialize with a fun vibe and none of the “uppity” atmosphere that some bars or clubs may have.
“I also want it to be a place where females should feel empowered,” Oliver explains. “I always want women to feel more confident whenever they enter a bar.”
Half of the club consists of a hardwood dance floor completed with a wall mirror and party lights to set the scene for the nights. The other half consists of the bar and some seating, done with newly finished barrel tabletops.
The Ugly Stick Saloon has choreography sessions on the weekends. Wednesdays are karaoke nights, and Thursdays are DJ nights. The bar opens its doors at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays, but is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
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