Funk/R & B/Eclectic- Prince, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, (former) Greyhound Bus Station; First Avenue
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The Art Moderne style Northland-Greyhound Bus Depot opened in 1937. The horizontal bands of windows and curved window glass that wrap around corners present a streamlined effect. When the depot opened the outside walls were blue-glazed bricks with white trim. In 1968, the Greyhound Bus Company relocated its depot.
In 1970, a rock club named "Uncle Sam's" opened in the former bus depot building. In 1981, the venue was renamed "First Avenue." First Avenue has hosted many famed artists and has been a venue where new or young groups launched their careers to the next level. Prince Rogers Nelson, a local artist, used First Avenue to test new material and to jam with other local artists, creating a vibrant Funk/R&B music scene known as the "Minneapolis Sound." Prince used First Avenue as the set and place for filming of his movie, Purple Rain. James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis, Grammy winning songwriting and record producers developed and honed their skills at First Street.
Funk/R & B/Eclectic- Prince, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, (former) Greyhound Bus Station; First Avenue
© Earl C. Leatherberry, Do Not Use Without Written Consent
The Art Moderne style Northland-Greyhound Bus Depot opened in 1937. The horizontal bands of windows and curved window glass that wrap around corners present a streamlined effect. When the depot opened the outside walls were blue-glazed bricks with white trim. In 1968, the Greyhound Bus Company relocated its depot.
In 1970, a rock club named "Uncle Sam's" opened in the former bus depot building. In 1981, the venue was renamed "First Avenue." First Avenue has hosted many famed artists and has been a venue where new or young groups launched their careers to the next level. Prince Rogers Nelson, a local artist, used First Avenue to test new material and to jam with other local artists, creating a vibrant Funk/R&B music scene known as the "Minneapolis Sound." Prince used First Avenue as the set and place for filming of his movie, Purple Rain. James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis, Grammy winning songwriting and record producers developed and honed their skills at First Street.