Bygone Signage: the Broiler

Hennepin in 1960.

April 30, 2010 at 4:19PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The block across from Block E was old, but robust and diverse:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

All gone, replaced by the City Center bunker.

We'll provide a bigger version with close-ups and stories later this summer, with the enormous 1960 Survey Project. coming to a browser near you. For now, here's a detail that caught my eye:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Looks like a few letters had burned out. It's the BRO!

I have a matchbook from this place. I'd give anything for some photos of the interior.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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