The Thomas Store

 Minneapolis is celebrating her semi-centennial , marking the passing of the hamlet of half a century ago to the commercial center of 1917. During the strenuous pioneer years there were few firms that withstood the financial gales , yet there is one that stands out prominently because of the stamina of its leaders; an institution … Read more

Enough for Ebenezer

Old Folks’ Haven Recently Completed at a Cost of $225,000 The Ebenezer Old Folks’ Home, located at 2545 Portland Avenue and maintained by the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America for its elderly members, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The dedicatory address will be delivered by Dr. J. A. Ansgaard, president of the … Read more

Happy Holiday Inn

Comfort, Service,Convenience they’re all yours at the new Holiday Inn South in Minneapolis. 175 beautifully decorated luxurious suites, too. Free on-premises parking, air conditioning, full color TV, of course. And our heated swimming pool is a particular favorite with guests. Good lodging and hospitality are only part of the special atmosphere of the Holiday Inn … Read more

The Incomparable IDS

A warm welcome awaits you atop the observation gallery of the IDS Tower in Minneapolis. At a height of 775 feet, it is the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco. The observatory on the 51st floor is 717 feet. The additional 58 feet overhead are devoted to mechanical equipment for elevators, heating and air-conditioning. … Read more

Interstate Parking

Interstate Park, St. Croix Falls, Wis., and Taylor Falls, Minn., 50 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. The rock ledges at the Dalles are ancient lava flows, of which seven may be identified, rising like giant steps above the river. The lava, or trap, is well jointed so that there are vertical precipices and isolated … Read more

Encircled and Enchanted

Lake of The Isles Park, Minneapolis Minn. Encircled with an enchanting boulevard 2.S miles long, lined with handsome residences. The launch makes a tour of this lake as well as Calhoun and Cedar Lake every 45 minutes. Round trip of three lakes, 11 miles in 90 minutes, is 25 cents.   LAKE OF THE ISLES … Read more

Leaning on the Leamington

Homes, Lakes, and Boulevards. Its commercial and mercantile institutions, its flour mills, and its lumber industry have given it renown, yet throughout the length and breadth of the land, it has gained no greater renown among discriminating people than that given by The Leamington, the greatest apartment house of the growing Northwest. The Leamington stands … Read more

Anoka Falls

CASTLE FALLS CAFE U.S. Highways 10, 52, 169 and 218, breathtaking Anoka, Minnesota. 14 miles north and west of Big Time Minneapolis, Gateway to the rugged north woods vacation land. BEAUTIFUL, PICTURESQUE, WATERFALL, EXPLICIT rustic bridge, waterwheels, mermaids and lovely castle. The place where you see people with cameras!

Harmon Places

A NATURAL HISTORY OF HARMON PLACE It seems like only yesterday that Harmon Place was igneous rock, monocotyledons, and dinosaur dung. But as the millennia came and went, and the various conflagrations smoldered, the earth became rich in rubber, chrome and used car lots. The early Indians of the area held these nomadic herds of … Read more