The video below proves that one’s safe night’s lodging opportunities are at best limited when it comes to options located along Second street.  The New England Hotel (129 North Second Street) can only be regarded as a “hot spot” because of its frequency for fires and its reputation for being a known firetrap. But even these fires do not deter thieves from taking advantage of panicked hotel guests.

When staying at questionable hotels, one often experiences anxieties or even physical harm from ruffians lodging there, but this is not the major concern at the Arlington Hotel (17 North Second Street), where most visitors are afraid of the brutal proprietress that beats up guests and steals from them.  There are periodic fires at the hotel and one of the floors and the lobby are currently part of a murder investigation.

The outhouse at the Garfield Hotel (112 South Second Street) is a bloody mess.  Hotel staff is probably finishing up cleaning up the bloody mess after a man committed hari-kari. If you need to use the facilities, you will want to choose another hotel or a hotel with indoor plumbing. 

Don’t let the candy store in the front of the Norman Hotel (223 South Second Street) deceive you.  This is one of the worst and most dangerous brothels in Minneapolis.  The police particularly hate to be called there, but they may nevertheless have an empty room for those seeking a memorable evening.