SA10 S TA R T R I B U N E
Princely
tour of the
Twin Cities
By JOHN WAREHAM and TIM CAMPBELL Star Tribune
Illustration by BART KING Special to the Star Tribune
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Prince Rogers Nelson born June 7, 1958,
to Mattie Shaw and John L. Nelson.
737 E. 22nd St., Mpls.
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Bryant Junior High School
Princes junior high school (now
Sabathani Community Center),
where he played basketball.
310 E. 38th St., Mpls.
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The Guitar Shop
Owner Chuck Orr would
occasionally close the store and
allow a young Prince and Andr
Cymone to jam on the instruments.
417 1st Av. N., Mpls.
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Capri Theater
Site of Princes first hometown
concert after signing a recording
contract with Warner Bros.
2027 W. Broadway, Mpls.
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Henderson, Minn.
The motorcycle ride with Apollonia
in Purple Rain was shot around
Hwy. 19, Henderson Station Rd.
and the Minnesota River
(that aint Lake Minnetonka).
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Glam Slam
Prince-affiliated club where he
often played in 1990-95. Site now of
Cowboy Jacks and Shout House.
110 N. 5th St., Mpls.
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Princes first home
Address of the Nelsons in 1958,
listed on Princes birth certificate.
2201 5th Av. S., Apt. 203, Mpls.
Park Avenue United
Methodist Church
Prince married Mayte Garcia
here on Valentines Day 1996.
3400 Park Av. S., Mpls.
Cozy Bar
Princes first band, Grand Central,
played this R&B hot spot, one of the
citys few black-owned bars. Torn
down in 1970s for a freeway project.
522 Plymouth Av. N., Mpls.
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Rudolphs Bar-B-Que
Prince frequented the restaurant
early in his career when he lived
around the corner in his first
apartment.
1933 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls.
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Paisley Park Studios
Built in 1987, this sprawling
complex served as Princes recording
studio, business office, performance/
party space and residence. He
died here on April 21.
7801 Audubon Rd., Chanhassen
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Purple House
One of Princes homes, famously
purple, torn down in 2003.
9401 Kiowa Trail, Chanhassen
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Childhood home
Prince wrote his first song
here at the age of 7.
539 Newton Av. N., Mpls.
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Bernadette Anderson home
The mother of friend and bandmate
Andr Cymone let Prince live here
as a teenager.
1244 Russell Av. N., Mpls.
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MoonSound Recording Studio
Prince recorded his first demos in
the basement of a home here.
5708 Stevens Av. S., Mpls.
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Purple Rain house
South Minneapolis house where
the Kids home scenes for
Purple Rain were filmed.
3420 Snelling Av. S., Mpls.
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Graffiti Bridge
Former railroad bridge that became
the title of Princes 1990 album and
1991 movie. Removed around 1991.
Minnesota River Bluffs LRT
Regional Trail at Valley View Road,
Eden Prairie
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Yellow House
Another home, this one
yellow, torn down in 2005.
7141 Galpin Blvd., Chanhassen
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John Hay Elementary School
Princes elementary school,
since torn down.
1014 Penn Av. N., Mpls.
Minneapolis Central High School
Prince played almost daily in the
music room of the high school, since
demolished.
3416 4th Av. S., Mpls.
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Sound80
Recording studio where Prince cut
demos for his 1978 debut album on
Warner Bros., For You.
2709 E. 25th St., Mpls.
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First Avenue
Prince frequently performed and
hung out here in the early 1980s.
Much of Purple Rain was filmed
and recorded here.
701 1st Av. N., Mpls.
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Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
One of Princes favorite venues
in recent years; he played six
shows in the tiny room in 2013
and attended his last concert as
a spectator here on April 19.
1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.
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New Power Generation
Prince-owned boutique in the heart
of Uptown during the 1990s
(now Go Home Furnishings).
1408 W. Lake St., Mpls.