Grain Belt Beer Sign
National Register of Historic Places

Grain Belt Beer Sign

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Listed
August 3, 2016
Type
Object
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
16000511

About this property

The Grain Belt Beer Sign is a historic sign on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was originally built as a neon sign displaying a bottle cap of Grain Belt beer for the Marigold Ballroom in 1941. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest neon signs in the United States. In 1950, it was moved to its current location on Nicollet Island. After the Grain Belt brewery closed in the 1970s, the sign fell into disuse and disrepair. An effort to renovate and remodel the sign took place in the 2010s, with the sign undergoing conversion from neon to LEDs in 2017. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Location

4 Island Ave., W.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
44.98609, -93.26347

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Grain Belt Beer Sign listed on the National Register?

Grain Belt Beer Sign was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Grain Belt Beer Sign?

Grain Belt Beer Sign is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grain Belt Beer Sign?

The period of significance for Grain Belt Beer Sign is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1941.

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