St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Then and Now
The original St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church was dedicated at the corner of Mackubin and Ashland on July 29, 1881. Less than twenty years later, the 600-member congregation decided that a larger church was needed. That church had been expanded four times over that period, and there was no more room to grow. In [...]
Floating Above the Fogotten City
Another view of Minneapolis at the turn of the century. I think I’ve spotted at least three buildings that are still standing. Yep! There’s the Lumber Exchange and beyond that the Wyman. The Andrus Building on Nicollet was only six years old when this photo was taken The dome in the center of the [...]
Birch Pond
“Beyond the Loring Cascade, an artificial waterfall, the parkway divides the right fork leads around Birch Pond, the left fork passes a plainly marked footpath leading to the Eloise Butler Native Plant Reserve. Here are most of the native wild flowers and plants of the state, the city’s oldest white oak (700 years), as [...]
Victoria and Hague Then and Now
In 1908, a mission the first Lutheran congregation to take root in Minnesota territory opened the doors of a small church building on Victoria and Hague. Soon after World War II, Gloria Dei moved into their new church at Snelling and Highland Parkway. The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church began in 1967. The last payment was [...]
