Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities

by Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant

An entertaining journey into the highs, lows, bright spots, and dark corners of the Twin Cities' most famous and infamous drinking establishments--history viewed from the barstool.

In 1838, a rum trader named "Pig's Eye" Parrant built a small shack in a Mississippi bluff that became the first business in the city of St. Paul: a saloon. Since then, bars, taverns, saloons, and speakeasies have been part of the cultural, social,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681341379
• ISBN13: 9781681341378
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 9.0"