Tom Waits at the Guthrie in ’82
On May 9, ’82 Tom Waits did an early show at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater. He performed several songs songs to promote his album “One From The Heart”. she wore red shoes by the newstand as the rain splashed the nickle spilled like chablis along the midway theres a little bluejay in a red [...]
Saint Thomas More’s Catholic Church Then and Now
Saint Thomas More’s Catholic Church at 1099 Summit Avenue used to be called St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Architect John T. Comes’ Southern European Romanesque Revival building was finished in in 1924. Saint Thomas More is the new community created in 2008 by the merger of Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Luke’s parishes. Historically, these [...]
The Oldest Ford Plant Still in Operation
Built in 1924, the Ford Motor Company’s Twin Cities Assembly Plant is the oldest Ford plant still in operation. The plant manufactures the Ford Ranger pickup truck and the similar Mazda B-Series. In 2004, a vehicle took an average of 20.77 hours of labor to roll through the assembly line, 3.5 hours faster than might [...]
God and Minnesota
On the sixth day God turned to the Archangel Gabriel and said: “Today, I am going to create a land called Minnesota. It will be a land of outstanding natural beauty; a land of 10,000 beautiful lakes, each full of fish, and beautiful landscapes with sprawling prairies of tall grass and beautiful blue skies, and [...]
Monday’s Mural
Chris Baird’s 1978 Mural near the intersection of Lexington and Grand was commissioned by the Grand State Bank. Chris has been making art since graduating Macalester College in 1975. His subject matter tends toward streetscapes, animals, and people, handled in a variety of media. Whether in pastels, wood, or mural form, my interests are in [...]
