Castle Royal Night Club
This file appears in: Wabasha Street Caves
In operation from 1933 to 1940, the Castle Royal had carved out dining rooms, a bandstand, and a reputation as a gangster haven during the Depression.
Date: 1933
Photographer: St. Paul Daily News
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: Wabasha Street Caves
Wabasha Street Caves
From downtown Saint Paul, Wabasha Street crosses the Mississippi and marches due south until the bluffs force it to jog left. The bluffs here -- deep sandstone beneath a thin limestone cap -- tell…