Built by a guy from Philedelphia named James Ogden, the Continental Hotel opened in 1910 as the Ogden Apartments. The building was designed local architect, Adam Dorr. A 1911-12 city directory, lists 35 residents at the Ogden Apartments. 10 worked as schoolteachers, two were lawyers. Other occupants included, the owner of the Minneapolis Lumber Co., a bookkeeper, a stockbroker, the president of the Twin City Loan and Realty Co., and two secretaries and a stenographer . Conveniences of the time, included private bathrooms, “disappearing wall beds” and electrical appliances. I don’t know when Mary Place became LaSalle, but the Ogden changed it’s name in 1948.
