Steaming Across Lake of the Isles
Miss Robbinsdale, The 1954 Aqua Queen
Peter's GrillBuilding St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Edina
Here’s a little footage of the 1938 construction of St. Stephen’s church on West 50th in Edina. Saint Stephen’s 75th anniversary is coming up next year. This film was made by village recorder, Ben B. Moore. The movie also features a glimpse of the old Wooddale School, a quieter 50th Street and 1930′s construction equipment.
Stereographic Minnehaha
Stereographs create the illusion of three-dimensional depth from images on a two-dimensional plane. Human vision uses several cues to determine relative depths in a perceived scene. Between the 1840s, when stereographs were first made, and the 1930s, when they were supplanted by movies and other media, millions of stereographs were produced. Stereographs came in a [...]
The Nokomis Avenue Bridge Then and Now
Nokomis Avenue crosses Minnehaha Creek with this old bridge a couple blocks north of Minnehaha Parkway. Nokohaha’s blog is named after this intersection.
Swamp of the Day
The swamp of the day is a low spot in the park behind the Burwell house in Minnetonka. This puddle gets wet two or three times a year and occasionally sprouts a wild flower. The house belonged to Charles H. Burwell who came to manage the Minnetonka Mill Company in 1874. Charlie built his Victorian [...]
Swamp of the Day
Minnetonka’s extensive loop trail system plan was adopted by the City Council in 1988. Included in the plan was a trail loop in the northwest section of the city, and this segment from Linner Park to Crosby Road, across Gray’s Bay spillway and dam, and south through the neighborhood to Minnetonka Boulevard.
Minnetonka Townhall Then and Now
The original town hall was built in 1907 at the corner of Baker Road and Minnetonka Blvd. The cost was $2,500. Prior to this time, town meetings were held in the hotel, church, or dance hall. The records were kept at the home of the city clerk. Additions were added to the building as Minnetonka [...]
St. Helena Autumn Daze Nokomis Avenue Parade
Bag pipes, sirens, marching bands and drums! You won’t be sleeping in on this sunny Saturday in September. If you are lucky enough to live on Nokomis Avenue in South Minneapolis then you were probably out on the curb waving back at all the good people marching down the street in the St. Helena Autumn [...]
Minnehaha Creek Gorge Bridge Then and Now
A narrow steel arch bridge built in 1908 spans The Minnehaha Creek Gorge to the Minnesota Veterans Home.
Swamp of the Day
A wide spot in the Minnehaha creek between Edina and St. Louis Park. This photo is take from a trail that nobody ever uses on the south side. You can get there from Todd Park.
Wading into the Minnehaha Then and Now
This has always been one of my favorite places to kill a summer afternoon. I’m so glad they finally did something about the erosion. The new rocks are really nice to stretch out on and they stay warm after dusk .
Red Cedar Lane
Red Cedar Lane is a narrow cul-de-sac taht runs along the top of a little hill above Minnehaha Creek. Laid out by architect John Jager in 1904, rows red cedars were planted along the street and white pines rise up behind them in the yards of Jager’s own Arts Crafts style house and several houses [...]
Lake Hiawatha Sunset
The park board’s first interest in Lake hiawatha was to get rid of it. In 1891 the park board was intent on ensuring the flow of water in Minnehaha Creek so there would be water over Minnehaha Falls during the 1892 Republican Party Convention to be held in the city. The consensus was that the [...]
