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Rochester Armory: December 2, 1980 : 121 North Broadway: Rochester: Prominent 1915 example of the medieval fortress design popular for early-20th-century armories, and the local focus of Minnesota National Guard activity into the 1970s. [23] 19
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The Chateau Theatre was one of Rochester's first air-conditioned buildings, presenting plays, concerts, operas, silent and later talking movies, and vaudeville. In 1940, 25 cents' admission provided audiences three acts of music/magic/juggling, newsreels, comedy, and a main show.
The University of Minnesota offered degrees through UCR until 2007, when the University of Minnesota Rochester was established downtown. [69] Branches of Augsburg University and College of St. Scholastica are also in Rochester, as are branches of Winona State University and St. Mary's University.
Aug. 3—ROCHESTER — An old building that once connected to the lives and rhythms of a city decades ago can, frankly, easily be forgotten in the churn of progress. A case in point is the near ...
Avalon Music is a historic three-story red brick building in Rochester, Minnesota. It opened in 1919 as the Northwestern Hotel. The Sam Sternberg family operated it as a kosher restaurant and hotel for Jewish travelers, including many visitors to the nearby Mayo Clinic. [2] In 1944, Vern Manning bought it and renamed it the Avalon Hotel.
Rochester Public Transit (RPT) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Olmsted County, Minnesota with routes serving the Rochester area. As of 2019, the system provided 2,155,230 rides over 132,686 annual vehicle revenue hours with 68 buses and 10 demand response vehicles.
Pill Hill is a National Register of Historic Places district in Rochester, Minnesota. The residential neighborhood encompasses almost 150 houses built on a limestone bluff, predominantly for staff of the nearby Mayo Clinic, which led to the name. Its period of significance is between 1885-1937, with the vast majority of the homes being ...