Paint My Garage!
I’m only guessing that this place used to be a little neighborhood bar. The atmosphere was probably a little like Mo’s on the Simpsons. The woman behind the counter at the liquor store across the street said it had a bad reputation and was closed down. A guy behind me told me that was right. [...]
Lexington and Grand Apartments Then and Now
Twin classic 1920′s apartment buildings at Lexington and Grand. These beautiful old gals sit kitty corner and across the Street from the Lexington, the Uptowner and a boarded up Block Buster Video. I bet they’re not to too cheap!
Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel Then and Now
This Byzantine-style building alone is worth a trip to Lakewood Cemetery. Built in 1908/09, the chapel was designed by pioneering Minneapolis architect Harry Wild Jones and was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. The little church has brilliant interior mosaics that were artisan-created in Italy from Venetian glass. Art Nouveau windows and floor [...]
Michael’s Mystics
Mike Stokes started the band in the sixth grade with his schoolmates at Mounds Park Elementary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mike was playing the piano at the time and Greg Hartman played the alto sax. Later on Mike swithched to electric guitar, and his older Butch (Hyland) played with us on the keyboards. The [...]
Jazz Age Health Care in Wayzata
Scenes from the Minnetonka Hospital, Martinson Clinic and surrounding area on Lake Street in Wayzata. The Clinic was founded in 1928. I can’t find a date for the footage, but I’m guessing it was taken just a couple years later. The Minnetonka Hospital was located in a house built by early Wayzata doctor James [...]
