Final Assignment - ARTS 1702 19 Bar - Mpls., MN The oldest running Gay Bar in Minneapolis and the United States of America. This assignment was open to each person in the class to plan out what he/she wanted to accomplish. For the assignment we needed to shoot a total of at least 100 pictures to put onto a CD and then chose five to Photoshop and print out using printers to present. At first I wanted to photograph the “Firsts of Minneapolis”. I wanted to show the history and amount of time a specific landmark had been in its place. I had planned out five locations and after going to two of them I found it very difficult and time consuming to be able to do so. After conferencing with my (great) teacher, he told me that I could take a different direction and only take photographs of the bar which I had already started that day.  … Off I went to snap more photos of the bar full of history and stories.  In 1952, the bar was officially opened to the Gay community. Before this, in the 1920’s, the location was a “speak easy” for people in society. Throughout its time, it has been in the hands of many different groups of people.

Final Assignment - ARTS 1702

19 Bar - Mpls., MN

The oldest running Gay Bar in Minneapolis and the United States of America.

This assignment was open to each person in the class to plan out what he/she wanted to accomplish. For the assignment we needed to shoot a total of at least 100 pictures to put onto a CD and then chose five to Photoshop and print out using printers to present.

At first I wanted to photograph the “Firsts of Minneapolis”. I wanted to show the history and amount of time a specific landmark had been in its place. I had planned out five locations and after going to two of them I found it very difficult and time consuming to be able to do so. After conferencing with my (great) teacher, he told me that I could take a different direction and only take photographs of the bar which I had already started that day. 

… Off I went to snap more photos of the bar full of history and stories. 

In 1952, the bar was officially opened to the Gay community. Before this, in the 1920’s, the location was a “speak easy” for people in society. Throughout its time, it has been in the hands of many different groups of people.