The Edna S. Purcell House Then and Now
The Edna S. Purcell house was designed by William Gray Purcell & George Grant Elmslie for Purcell and his family in 1913. The house is considered on of the finest examples of work done by the local architecture firm of Purcell and Elmslie. The structure’s horizontal plane, flat roof, use of natural materials and colors [...]
Jumping off the Bridge
You should have been there! Greenjeans and I were jumping off the bridge on the west side of Lake of the Isles. It was probably ninety degrees and the water felt so good! After about a dozen jumps we saw the PARK POLICE car coming around the lake and one of the cops said [...]
The Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes Meet the authors: Friday November 16th, 6-8pm at the Calhoun Village Barnes and Noble
An architectural tour of some of the finest homes in Minnesota situated around Minneapolis’s famed Chain of Lakes. Meet the authors: Friday November 16th at 6-8pm Hosted by Barnes and Noble Booksellers at Calhoun Village 3216 West Lake Street in Minneapolis For tens of thousands of Minnesotans who walk and bike and paddle around [...]
