Saint Paul’s Minnehaha Park
In 1893 the Minneapolis Park Board approved the construction of two pedestrian bridges “of a rustic nature” over the creek, one above the falls and the other below. The next year the board had a parapet wall built north of the falls to protect spectators. During the Great Depression federal work relief crews added a [...]
University Avenue Green Stamps Then and Now
Green Stamps were used as retail trading stamps from the 1930s until the late 1980s. They were distributed as part of a rewards program operated by the Sperry and Hutchinson company. During the 1960s, the rewards catalog printed by the company was the largest publication in the United States and the company issued three times [...]
The Simmons School Then and Now
The Henry M. Simmons School was built at Minnehaha and 38th in 1905. Simmons was a popular Unitarian Minister. He died the same year the school was built. Additions were added in 1906, 1911, and 1914 and the high roof was removed in 1932. Simmons closed in 1942. After the war, returning veterans protested [...]
