From conversations with people I discovered the following information. Pop
Shaw owned a garage on First Street SW. The garage was on the ground level
floor and also in the basement. The basement portion of the garage was accessed
by an elevator. There was a bowling alley on the second floor. During the
prohibition days the third floor was the home of a gambling parlor and an after
hours night club. In the early 1900’s Pop Shaw’s Garage was integral to the
bootlegging business in Minot. Pop Shaw himself was reportedly a somewhat gruff
old man. But Pops Shaw was also a shrewd business man. Many people got their
start in business in Minot with the help of Pops Shaw. Often times when local
banks would not finance or back business ventures Pops would help individuals
out if they had a solid business plan and could convince him that they knew
what they were doing. Most often the deal was done with a handshake and a
promise to repay.
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