Putting on the Sheraton-Ritz
Rising 187 fee above Nicollet Mall, The Sheraton-Ritz went up in 1963. The hotel contained 300 modern air-conditioned rooms on 19 floors and was the first high-rise building constructed in the Gateway District Urban Renewal Project area. . Swimming pool and family plan. There was free parking for registered guests. The Famous Cheshire Cheese, La [...]
32 Below, 49 Years Ago
Here’s an old photo of the vapor clouds billowing above the Minneapolis skyline on January 15th, 1963. The temperature dropped to a near record of negative thirty-two in Minneapolis. It was even colder in Edina where the city issued warnings advising citizens to stop using with metal cutlery after hundreds of cake eaters were [...]
