Renaissance Square Then and Now
Ten stories high, the Andrus Building, was designed by Long and Long in the Chicago School style. Completed in 1898, Renaissance Square is one of the oldest buildings on Nicollet Mall. The original cornice was removed and the ninth floor arched windows were squared off by 1931. A two story storefront was replaced by a [...]
The way to a man’s heart is through his eyes…
John W. Thomas & Co. was a Minneapolis retailer of dry goods, women’s apparel, men’s furnishings, fine furniture, rugs and draperies, and interior decorations. The firm was begun as George W. Hale in a small building located on Washington Avenue near Nicollet. George’s brother James M. Hale joined the business in 1872, the [...]
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 [...]
