Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Elliot Memorial Hospital. The funds for the erection of this hospital were provided for by the will of Mrs. Elliot, the $120,000 being supplemented by a subsequent appropriation of $40,000 by the Minnesota Legislature and a later appropriation of $50,000 for a service building addition. It contains about 100 beds. The building was completed August, … Read more
After the school was was moved several times, Bethel Seminary, part of the University of Chicago’s divinity school, was acquired by the churches of the Baptist General Conference and permanently relocated to to St. Paul. In 1917, it joined with a Baptist high school to form Bethel Seminary and Academy. In 1947, its sister school … Read more
Glenwood Park extends from 16th Av. N. south almost to Cedar lake, is irregular in shape, and its surface is greatly diversified. Within its boundaries are some of the highest points of land in Hennepin county, and hidden among these hills lie three beautiful sheets of water, one covering an area of about six acres; … Read more
I sometimes wonder if people appreciate the recreational and educational facilities offered them by our parks. The other night, my wife, granddaughter, three resident aliens and myself strolled over to Lake Harriet and took a “package trip” which, for a very small fee, entitled us to passage on the launch which circumnavigated the lake. The … Read more
IF YOU WANT TO “JUST RELAX”: You will enjoy a sunbath the little yard adjacent to our parking lot or set up a folding chair under the nice awning where you can watch the cars on Lyndale Avenue go by. You will find this is a small, friendly, informal vacation spot. If you’re want a … Read more
The General will move dirt and sand and move it fast. It will haul implements of various kinds, pull a light plow, a discer, a harrow, a drag, or a gang of mowers. It can be used with a sickle bar, and in the wintertime it can be equipped with a plow for snow removal. … Read more
Over the years, the Elliot Park neighborhood has hosted a variety of hospitals and nursing schools. St. Barnabas Hospital was founded as the Cottage Hospital in 1871 by Reverend D.B. Knickerbacker of the Gethsemane Parish of the Episcopal Church.Located between South 7th and 6th Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues South, the six bed facility … Read more
Most of the items in this house are 100 years old or more and all of them are either salesmen’s samples. children’s toys. or personal keepsakes, some of them perhaps from the home of your own grandparents. The collection required thirty-three years to gather to make it ample for an entire house of ten rooms … Read more
One of the World’s Natural Wonders, located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley, twenty-one (2.1) miles southwest of the Twin Cities, and four (4) miles from the Minneapolis Auto Club. Visit the Boiling Springs at Hattenberger’s Farm just outside the Shining City of Shakopee, Minnesota