Before it was Jerry s Bar, tavern had illegal slots, tear gas bandits, celebs
Although it has undergone several name changes and shifts in ownership, the low-slung building at 1500 11th St. N., Moorhead, is still identified by many locals as Jerry s Bar. But not as many are familiar with the colorful early history preceding the Jerry s era. It once included an illegal slot-machine operation, a tear-gas robbery by two goggle-wearing thieves and became a watering hole for a world-famous circus clown. 12:15 pm, May 14, 2021 ×
A view of the New Trail Market/Tavern as it looked in the early 1930s. Special to The Forum.
Siblings set Brothers Table at site of Jerry s Bar in north Moorhead
The Brothers Table plans to open the first stage of its business, catering healthy meals for child care centers, in three to four weeks at 1500 11th Street North in the building best known as Jerry s Bar, says Riley Aadland, who is launching the business with his older brother Nicholas.
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Nicholas Aadland has been renovating the former Jerry s Bar in north Moorhead into a catering/take-and-bake meal business/event center called Brothers Table.
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A 69-year-old Moorhead building that s been everything from a 3.2 beer bar to a drag-show venue will soon serve its next round of owners as The Brothers Table.