The Wado Building

The Wado Building

WADO is an independently-owned, 100-year old commercial building 

on the corner of Chicago Avenue and 41st Street in South Minneapolis.

Built in 1925, for many decades it was a neighborhood grocery store

and has since been the location of many creative entrepreneurs and small businesses,

such as Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, Blue Tree Music Education and most recently, the Clay Pit.

Current owners Chris Griffith (Cherokee Nation citizen) and Shari Aronson

named the building Wado which means “thank you” in Cherokee (ᏩᏙ).