Fall 2019 Hometown Messenger

PLAY BALL AT NIGHT TO UNITE Ninety-five neighborhood block parties gathered Aug. 6 to celebrate Night to Unite with food, games, visits by Shakopee Police, Fire and Public Works and much more. Visit the Police Department Facebook page to vote on your favorite Night to Unite photo contest entries.

In early May 1938, the Riviera Supper Club opened. August V. Krueger and Dallas F. Capesius leased the Riverside Park pavilion from the Fair Board and converted it into the club. Riverside Park is the current location of the Archery Range and Boat Launch, near the Minnesota River. The Riviera, known for its food, liquor and gambling, was a popular place to visit. After a harsh winter and spring flooding, the Riviera was remodeled and scheduled for a grand reopening in spring of 1952. Unfortunately, on the morning of May 10, the Riviera caught fire at approximately 4 a.m. When A LOOK BACK

FRIDAY NIGHT WATER FIGHTS Shakopee Fire Department teams took second and third place at the department's annual water fights contest Aug. 2 in downtown Shakopee.

firefighters arrived at the scene, the fire was out of control, and the Riviera, along with an adjacent 4-H Club building, was destroyed. The cause of the fire was blamed on faulty wires from the recent flooding. Photos courtesy Shakopee Heritage Society

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