Fabel’s Shoe Store Then and Now
The Moore Building sat on the corner of West Seventh and Kellogg for over 100 years. A variety of shops and little businesses occupied this little store front at 179 West 7th. Phillip Fabel opened up a shoe store on west third in the 1880′s. He moved it to 187 West 7th in 1900 and [...]
Shadow Falls
The best way to find shadow falls is to look for the 36 foot high, cold spring marble monument that the D.A.R installed at the end of Summit Avenue in 1922. An adventurer like me can take the footpaths beyond the stone wall to the falls or to an overlook of the river. If [...]
In Praise of the BK Veggie ®
Let’s face it. If you like snow this winter was a total bust. And there’s not much sympathy around for those of us who are sadly and slowly letting go of our hope that’ll change in the next few weeks. Remember the great March snowstorm of 2012? Yeah, it’s a pipedream. Fortunately, after work last [...]
Getting Our Clock Cleaned
At 23 feet, 4 inches, the four faces of the Minneapolis City Hall Clock are four inches wider than those of the Great Clock in London which houses Big Ben. The clock tower is 345 feet high and was the tallest structure in the city until the the Foshay building was completed in [...]
Restaurant Week at Saffron
Last week I met some friends at Saffron for the Restaurant Week menu. Saffron is tucked into an old office building on 1st and 3rd. In the ‘80s the space housed Black’s Café- which at the time was the only place to get breakfast downtown. All sorts of characters from the warehouse district [...]
