The Minnesota Historical Society's 1968 Exhibit explores a pivotal year in history, covering everything from the volatile Vietnam War to the music, movies, fashion and more that defined a generation.
While the exhibit takes a look at the year 1968 on a national level, we decided to hunt down what places in the Twin Cities were important, influential and just plain interesting to our state in 1968.
Minneapolis's West Bank neighborhood was considered the Haight-Ashbury of the Twin Cities, and this tour begins in the West Bank, the focal point of Minnesota's counterculture movement, due partially to the proximity of the students at the nearby University of Minnesota.
Two of the most powerful forces in the 1960s were activism and pop culture, and Minnesota was no exception. This tour examines many locations of local anti-war and civil rights demonstrations as well as centers of music, theater and more that helped make 1968 a pivotal year locally as well as nationally.
All of these 1968 sites listed in this tour have spaces available to add memories or stories, so please feel free to add your own reflections.
| | Location Coordinates |
|---|
| American Indian Movement, Plymouth Ave., N. Minneapolis, Minnesota | 44.9919578° N, 93.2956487° W |
| Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, Minnesota | 44.861177° N, 93.535259° W |
| Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, East Bank Campus, 300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN | 44.9735821° N, 93.2350697° W |
| Electric Fetus, 521 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1968-1972) | 44.968165° N, 93.246839° W |
| Guthrie Crawford-Livingston Theatre, 30 10th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota | 44.9488349° N, 93.1018962° W |
| Guthrie The Other Place Theater, 1526 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 44.971579° N, 93.2850425° W |
| Jonathan, MN | 44.834171° N, 93.6245263° W |
| Minneapolis Auditorium, 1301 2nd Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota (Razed) | 44.970306° N, 93.273338° W |
| Old Federal Building, 212 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 44.980789° N, 93.264358° W |
| Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 Kellogg Boulevard West, Saint Paul, Minnesota | 44.944212° N, 93.093881° W |
| Triangle Bar, 1822 Riverside Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota | 44.969937° N, 93.246018° W |
| Twin Cities Draft Information Center, | 44.9638165° N, 93.2726589° W |
| | # | Street | | |
|---|
| American Indian Movement, Plymouth Ave., N. Minneapolis, Minnesota | | Plymouth | Avenue | |
| Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 501 West 78th Street, Chanhassen, Minnesota | 501 | 78th | Street | W |
| Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, East Bank Campus, 300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN | 300 | Washington | Avenue | SE |
| Electric Fetus, 521 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1968-1972) | 521 | Cedar | Avenue | S |
| Guthrie Crawford-Livingston Theatre, 30 10th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota | 30 | 10th | Street | E |
| Guthrie The Other Place Theater, 1526 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1,526 | Harmon | Place | |
| Jonathan, MN | 11,000 | Bavaria Rd. | | |
| Minneapolis Auditorium, 1301 2nd Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota (Razed) | 1,301 | 2nd | Avenue | S |
| Old Federal Building, 212 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 212 | 3rd | Avenue | S |
| Saint Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 Kellogg Boulevard West, Saint Paul, Minnesota | 15 | Kellogg | Boulevard | W |
| Triangle Bar, 1822 Riverside Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1,822 | Riverside | Avenue | S |
| Twin Cities Draft Information Center, | 1,905 | 3rd | Avenue | S |
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