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Hotel Brown, Sha-Ron Sauna, Golden George’s, Wong’s Cafe

The Chanticleer Room, The Skyways Room and the The Condor Lounge.

It was originally a Country Kitchen, now it’s Daube’s.

The home of Jimmie’s dressings.

The Answer Man discussed these Airport hangouts in a recent column.

The B & C Restaurant and Deli in the Norman Hotel

Kruger’s Cafe in the Hotel Brown

The Town House burned down in 1983.

As mentioned in the You Asked column in the PB.

Thanks to a reader, here is another version of the Princess Cafe matchbook.

Here’s a great old picture of Michael’s in honor of their 55 anniversary.

My Rochester historian says, “this was a wonderful place on the way to Spring Valley. Sundays you had to wait 1hr or so as many folks from Cresco Iowa used to migrate north.”

CAPTION ON BACK: Richard’s Roost – 13 First St., S.W. Coffee Shop and Ranch Room Dining – Rochester, Minnesota. 1 1/2 blocks east of Mayo Clinic, adjacent to Eagle Drug. Featuring buttermilk pancakes and tasty noon luncheons. Steaks, chops, seafood, and chicken cooked to perfection. Served in a pleasant friendly atmosphere. Stop by for our Thursday night Chicken special. Open 7 A.M> to 7:45 P.M. – Closed Sundays.

Does anyone know what is currently located at 14 S Broadway, the fomrer home of the Princess Cafe?

A few weeks ago, Jay Furst wrote about the Green Parrot and mentioned he got some Green Parrot toothpicks in the mail. Here are a couple matchbooks from the GP.

And here’s a picture of the Green Parrot itself. It’s a little hard to see, but there are two entrances (under the arrows).