Augie's secrets, the Minneapolis mob and the king of the Hennepin strip, Neal Karlen
Type
Label
Augie's secrets, the Minneapolis mob and the king of the Hennepin strip, Neal Karlen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Augie's secrets
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
829233477
Responsibility statement
Neal Karlen
Sub title
the Minneapolis mob and the king of the Hennepin strip
Summary
Augie Ratner, the proprietor of Augie's Theater Lounge & Bar on Hennepin Avenue, was the unofficial mayor of Minneapolis's downtown strip in the 1940s and 1950s. In a few blocks between the swanky clubs and restaurants on Eighth Street and the sleazy flophouses and bars of the Gateway District, the city's shakers-and-movers and shake-down artists mingled
Table Of Contents
Augie's secrets -- "Not bad, not bad" -- Hennepin Avenue -- The bad old days -- Kid Cann -- The Minneapolis line -- Davie Berman -- Live at Augie's theatre lounge -- Ink -- Whatever happened to Isadore Blumenfeld? -- The fall of Minneapolis -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index