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 [...]
Minnehaha Paths and Parkway
In 1897 the park board built a popular bike path along side most of Minnehaha Creek. They even went so far as to shave down the steep hill on the parkway near Lyndale Avenue to make it less strenuous for long skirted cyclists. In 1903 automobiles were already puttering along the parkway at the park [...]
Building 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.
