On Colfax Then and Now :
Colfax Avenue was named for Schuyler Colfax. Born in March of 1823, Schuyler became a Unite...
Tri-state Telephone and Telegraph Company Then and Now :
The Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company was a major competitor of Northwestern Bell Tel...
The Anatomic Bomb :
Lili St. Cyr came into the world as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis. Her parents mo...
Although much of the layout has been bulldozed, paved-over or other wise altered, Seven Corners still manages to knit together Washington Avenue, 15th Avenue South, 19th Avenue South, and Cedar Avenue on the West Bank. In the late 19th century these streets began to fill up with saloons and single room housing for Swedish immigrants, [...]
