I'll Move On, I Promise

A final duo from the back of the Hotel Seville. My guess is that these are of a slightly newer vintage than the signs advertising rooms, but I don't know. The broken Hamm's sign and the rear-entrance Red Room bar, however, were too tempting to bypass.

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A Picture Is Worth 1000 Tries

This one features the features the name of the Hotel Seville, although I've had a bit of trouble getting a legible shot. N. 9th St. & Glenwood.

Ghosts of Song and Stage?

This is the first of several on what used to be the Hotel Seville, and what is now the Seville Club, which seems to be a gentleman's club. According the the Club's webpage (surely a credible source), the hotel used to be a popular spot for Vaudeville performers visiting Minneapolis. Today the club is bordered by the bus station, the transit parking garages and Target Center. N. 9th St. and Glenwood Ave.

Looking out from the parking ramp skyways during one morning's winter commute is actually what sparked my interest in these signs. Soon I was seeing old signs everywhere, and wondering what stories went with them.

ETA: I especially like that fireproof beds were a selling point.

Convenient Accomodation

This is the back of the Hotel Amsterdam/Saloon Hotel connected to the famous downtown gay bar/club. It's a bit hard to read, and looks like perhaps it's been painted over a few times. My guess is that it once said Tourist Hotel, but the first world also clearly ended with a "y" at one point too. N. 9th St. and Hawthorne Ave.