Longfellow Gardens
Originally from upstate New York, Robert Jones arrived to Minneapolis in 1876. He got a delivering meat, managed to scrape up $500 and bought a fish market on Hennepin Avenue. Jones was known “The Oyster King” after he took out an ad in the St. Paul Pioneer Press with an illustration of himself as a [...]
Central Corridor Tour- The Big Ten
Since the Central Corridor light rail construction has made travel on Washington and University Avenues frustrating if not impossible, I’ve been trying to patronize University Avenue restaurants when I can. A few weeks ago I met a friend at the Big Ten in Stadium Village on Washington by the U of M. The entire block [...]
