I've always heard about the infamous warehouse in St Louis Park, and on the Purple Rain anniversary DVD Wendy and Lisa are talking about coming up with the song Purple Rain there. Lisa mentions it's on highway 7. I live on hwy 7 and was wondering if anyone knows where it was or if the building still exists today?

Good question. I've always wondered where it was actually located, but never got a definitive address. If it's the rehearsal space shown in Purple Rain, then it may very well be long gone.

motherfunka said:

I've always heard about the infamous warehouse in St Louis Park, and on the Purple Rain anniversary DVD Wendy and Lisa are talking about coming up with the song Purple Rain there. Lisa mentions it's on highway 7. I live on hwy 7 and was wondering if anyone knows where it was or if the building still exists today?

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

At the time, it was a pet food warehouse; today it's something else.

It's where Lake Street meets Highway 7.

sro100 said:

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

StonedImmaculate said:

sro100 said:

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

Yeah that was some pretty cool times. The wareshouse was on the walk from school to home.

Limos coming and going. Boom. Boom. Boom. Music Jamming.

Pretty cool.

sro100 said:

StonedImmaculate said:

Yeah that was some pretty cool times. The wareshouse was on the walk from school to home.

Limos coming and going. Boom. Boom. Boom. Music Jamming.

Pretty cool.

Yes, I would say in the book of cool, that ranks right up there. Damn.

sro100 said:

StonedImmaculate said:

Yeah that was some pretty cool times. The wareshouse was on the walk from school to home.

Limos coming and going. Boom. Boom. Boom. Music Jamming.

Pretty cool.

Can you elaborate on what you heard? Was it mostly jams, songs we know or do you remember hearing incredible stuff you've never heard again? Thanks.

sro100 said:

motherfunka said:

I've always heard about the infamous warehouse in St Louis Park, and on the Purple Rain anniversary DVD Wendy and Lisa are talking about coming up with the song Purple Rain there. Lisa mentions it's on highway 7. I live on hwy 7 and was wondering if anyone knows where it was or if the building still exists today?

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

At the time, it was a pet food warehouse; today it's something else.

It's where Lake Street meets Highway 7.

GREAT story! really cool, but now i can't get the vision out my head that the beautiful classics were created amonst tins of pedigree chum

sro100 said:

motherfunka said:

I've always heard about the infamous warehouse in St Louis Park, and on the Purple Rain anniversary DVD Wendy and Lisa are talking about coming up with the song Purple Rain there. Lisa mentions it's on highway 7. I live on hwy 7 and was wondering if anyone knows where it was or if the building still exists today?

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

At the time, it was a pet food warehouse; today it's something else.

It's where Lake Street meets Highway 7.

It was a pet food warehouse while Prince was working there??? Do you know what it is today?

digitalelectric said:

sro100 said:

Yeah that was some pretty cool times. The wareshouse was on the walk from school to home.

Limos coming and going. Boom. Boom. Boom. Music Jamming.

Pretty cool.

Can you elaborate on what you heard? Was it mostly jams, songs we know or do you remember hearing incredible stuff you've never heard again? Thanks.

Mainly just jamming. Remember-- nobody knew Purple Rain songs then so honestly I couldn't tell you what "songs" I heard. Certainly nothing from 1999 which was popular at the time which I would've remembered.

The "rehearsals" also went on for a long time, sometimes I'd hang around outside, sometimes not.

I remember seeing Big Chick, Appolonia (didn't know who she was at the time), etc.

Lots of limos. It was like a little Hollywood in the most non-descript of areas.

motherfunka said:

sro100 said:

During high school me and my friends used to hang outside there while Prince and company jammed.

At the time, it was a pet food warehouse; today it's something else.

It's where Lake Street meets Highway 7.

It was a pet food warehouse while Prince was working there??? Do you know what it is today?

It still had the name of the warehouse at the time. No it wasn't operating at the time.

It's been demolished and a a new building is on the site.

At the time, the warehouse was very close to a junkyard that doesn't exist anymore either.

If you're in St. Louis Park check it out; but nothing to see anymore.

sro100 said:

motherfunka said:

It was a pet food warehouse while Prince was working there??? Do you know what it is today?

It still had the name of the warehouse at the time. No it wasn't operating at the time.

It's been demolished and a a new building is on the site.

At the time, the warehouse was very close to a junkyard that doesn't exist anymore either.

If you're in St. Louis Park check it out; but nothing to see anymore.

Thanks for the info!