The Jungle Theater Then and Now
Founded by Bain Boehlke in 1991 in a storefront space in the Calhoun Building On Lake Street, the Jungle Theater established a loyal following and received critical acclaim for its productions. In 1999, the theater moved into a 150-seat space around the corner on Lyndale. In addition to the Jungle’s main stage productions of classic [...]
Westminster Presbyterian Church Then and Now
In 1857 a small gathering of eight people raised $2,000 and built the first Westminster Presbyterian Church on Fourth Street in Minneapolis. The Westminster congregation grew rapidly and in 1883 a new larger church was built on Seventh Street and Nicollet Avenue. Some twelve years later the building was heavily damaged by fire, forcing [...]
The Sherbrook Apartment Building Then and Now
The Sherbrook Apartment building faces Franklin from 2003 Aldrich. The Avenue was named for Thomas Bailey Aldrich.A poet and editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine in the late 1800′s, Aldrich hailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He came to Minnesota in 1855 and was involved in real estate and politics for many years. Aldrich was [...]
Calhoun Chicken Fight Champs
The history of the Calhoun Chicken Fight Championships began on a secluded corner of Lake Calhoun in 1910. Contestants formed teams on the spot and the rules were pretty much made up. The Calhoun Chicken Fight Club (CCFC) was organized and the first formal events were refereed after the end of the First [...]
The Governor’s Mansion Then and Now
<a href=”http://nokohaha.com/2011/07/16/the-governors-mansion-then-and-now/summit2-2/” rel=”attachment wp-att-16501″><img title=”Governors Mansion, St. Paul Minnesota, 1966″ alt=”” src=”http://nokohaha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/summit21.jpg” width=”640″ height=”407″ /></a> 1966 The Minnesota Governor’s Residence serves as the official home of the governor of Minnesota. The house, located at 1006 Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, is on 1.5 acres and the building covers an area of slightly more than 16,000 [...]
