Laughter, Falling Water and Time
To the Editor of The Journal, It certainly would be a graceful act on the part of the regents of the state university to name the new main building Folwell Hall. It would be a deserved recognition of the services of one who has given his whole life to the service of his country, his … Read more
The city treasurer will today pay Strobe! & co., Of Chicago, representing the Keystone company, of Pittsburg, Pa., the sum Of $51,544 on the final estimate, and the sum of $19,400, being the amount of penalties remitted by the city council at its last meeting, for the superstructure Of the Smith avenue bridge, making in … Read more
The first Northern Pacific Railroad bridge at this location was built in 1885. That bridge got rebuilt in 1917 so it could handle bigger locomotives and heavier trains. In 1922, the old bridge was removed and the new Bridge #9, designed by Frederick W. Cappelen was constructed. In 1955 the bridge was rebuilt as to … Read more
THE SIBLEY HOUSE MENDOTA, MINNESOTA Built in 1835 by Henry Sibley The house still stands near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers near Fort Snelling. The library in this historic home was used as the temporary capitol of Minnesota Territory by Governor Alexander Ramsey in 1849. The Sibley House is owned and maintained … Read more
THOSE BRIDGES AGAIN It seems that the writer of this, who happens to be the editor of the TRIBUNE, and the proprietor thereof, misrecollected as to the cost of the substructure of the suspension bridge, and accordingly is duly roasted by that wonderful genius of modern history, Andrew J. Rinker, city engineer. Mr. Rinker told … Read more
Steel Arch Bridge. — The “steel arch bridge” spans the west channel of the Mississippi from Bridge Square (the foot of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues) to Central Avenue on Nicollet Island. This is the main thoroughfare between the east and west sides of the river. It has a width of 80 feet; with a roadway … Read more
In the late 1960s, when I was living at the Sherwood Hotel on Nicollet Island. Nice place. It had hot and cold running cockroaches and the beds were actually the back seats of old Buicks. But it was a place where a man could do so some serious thinking, and it was the ideal setting … Read more
Shriners’ Hospital for Children, Twin Cities Unit, was opened in 1923 for the benefit of children whose parents can not afford to pay for treatment. All patients are admitted without regard to race, creed or color. This hospital is one of sixteen owned and operated by the Shriners of North America. Beautiful grounds in keeping … Read more
CAPPELEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE, across the Mississippi River at Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, completed in the fall of 1923 at a cost of nearly one million dollars. The center span of four hundred feet is the longest concrete span in the world. Designed and built by the Minneapolis City Engineering Department.