The Fifth Precinct Then and Now
Here’s a picture of the Fifth Precinct Police Station at 2917 Bryant Avenue South in 1925. Built in the late 1800s, the historic Minneapolis Fifth Precinct is now the home of FIVE Event Center. The 5th Precinct is bounded by 35W on the East, I-94 on the North and the city limits on the [...]
I Chews You, Black Jack Valentine!
Here’s a 1927 Valentine from the Buzza Company on Lake Street. George Buzza started his company in Minneapolis in 1907. In the early twenties Buzza created college advertising posters, greeting cards and books. The company pioneered the use of color and all sorts of papers in the greeting cards. In 1917 the company really took [...]
American Rug Laundry on East Lake Then and Now
American Rug Laundry is the largest and oldest rug cleaning facility in the Upper Midwest. Established in 1895, the company has been doing business on East Lake street for generations. Lorraine Sullivan of St. Paul worked at American Rug for thirty-two years. She was kind enough to sit down and share her memories of dance [...]
The Irwin Building Then and Now
Built in in 1923, the Irwin has long been home to a variety of professional services and retailers. The Calhoun School of Music occupied Room 206 in 1930. Thomas Jewel Box had a shop on the ground floor from the mid 1940s through the early 1960s. Another tenant, Don’s Men’s Store was a popular destination [...]
The Marshall Avenue Bridge
The current Marshall Avenue Bridge replaced an old wrought-iron span erected for horse and buggy traffic in 1889. The previous bridge was designed by J.S. Sewall of St. Paul. Built on three stone piers the old bridge had hinges at each end and in the crown of each arch to allow for expansion and contraction [...]
