On Colfax Then and Now :
Colfax Avenue was named for Schuyler Colfax. Born in March of 1823, Schuyler became a Unite...
Tri-state Telephone and Telegraph Company Then and Now :
The Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company was a major competitor of Northwestern Bell Tel...
The Anatomic Bomb :
Lili St. Cyr came into the world as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis. Her parents mo...
This view across Cedar Avenue hasn’t changed much in the last 58 years or so. After a couple coldies at the good old 400, it’s easy to imagine the view hasn’t changed at all. Northwestern Banks used logos designed after the famous weatherball on the roof of their downtown headquarters until 1983. I’m pretty [...]
