Downtowner - 1965

June 1, 1965 The Downtowner was opening as a member only Key Club. It was located at 7 First Street SE (now the home of Dakota Antiques and at one time Tollefson’s Furniture). The Downtowner features two rooms. The Fireside Room featuring “Magoo” and the Spectecals at the stage bar playing Dixieland and jazz. The other room was the Lamplite Lounge with Dororthy Schoel at the piano bar. The Downtowner also featured an lunch and dinner menu. Buffet luncheon featureing prime ribs or sugar cured ham was on 90 cents.

Johnson Chevrolet

In June 1965 work was beginning on the new Johnson Chevrolet dealership on South Broadway. Total price to build the new dealership would be about $350,000.00. This price also included  all furnishings and fixtures. It was expected to be ready by October of that year. A blacktop used car lot was to be added to the location as well as a separate paved parking area for customers. Most Auto dealers were in the downtown area where space was limited. Johnson Chevrolet eventually became Ryan Chevrolet.

Artist Concept of new dealership

Super Grill

The Super Grill was located on North Broadway, next door to the Northwest Super Valu. They were open 24 hours a day. The Super Grill started operation in 1955. They claimed to be home for the finest in Steaks, Chicken, Shrimp, Short orders, Bar-B-Qued Ribs and fountain drinks. One of their specials in 1961 was One-half chicken fried golden brown with toast, salad, French fries  and coffee for only 89 cents.

The building on the right just this side of the Super Valu Store is the Super Grill

Schramm's Ambulance

In 1963 Schramm’s Ambulance moved to new quarters at 418 4^th St SW. the new building was 48X36 feet, fully insulated with double doors which allowed any one of the two ambulances to be taken on a run without moving the other. The new location also gave them better access to all locations and avoided heavy traffic .

Alma Shop

The Alma Shop was located at 104 4^th Avenue SE, in the Van de Streek – Furs Building.  According to an ad in the 1961 Diamond Jubilee newspaper, Alice and Madge were the proprietors of the shop. Apparently the Alma Shop specialized in a variety of patterns, sewing machines and fabrics in a complete array of colors and designs. The Alma Shop started operation in  1955. The boasted that “With today’s easy to follow patterns and time saving sewing machines, even the teenager can sew fashions for herself.

Western Paint

Western Paint – 1968 – located at 24 1^st St NE – serving the area with paint, glass, linoleum, draperies and carpeting since 1960’  … Eventually Western Paint moved to Main Street. They were located in the building that was the former home of Jupiter. T imm’s Moving & Storage – in 1968 located at Highway 2 & 52 Bapass- 4 blocks east of 83 South. (just East of Kmart) – Timm’s was the Atlas Van Lines dealer for this area

White's dairy

1961 – White’s dairy started business in Minot in 1904 when Edwin G white established a plant in Minot. Les Dahlen bought the dairy in 1958. White’s Dairy Products were sold door to door and also through local grocery stores. The products included Grade A milk and cream, ice cream, butter, skim milk and cottage cheese.