Demera Ethiopian Bar and Restaurant (Formerly Ray-Bell Studios)
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The south facing facade of the former Ray-Bell Studios building at 823 University Avenue.
Date: April, 2013
Photo by: Kimmy Tanaka
This file appears in: Ray-Bell Studios
Ray-Bell Studios
Hooray for Hollywood! Frogtown’s unique contribution to the early film industry began at 823 University Avenue. A film projectionist named Charles Bell came to St. Paul from Seattle in 1908. He operated his own movie theater for a short time before…