One of the main thoroughfares of the city. Its course is southwest from the Mississippi river, where it joins Nicollet Av., to 28th St. where it turns due south. From the river to 10th St. it is 100 feet wide. From Lyndale Av. to Lake St. it is known as Hennepin Boulevard. Among its prominent buildings are the West hotel, Masonic Temple, Andrews hotel, Public Library, Lumber Exchange, Boston Blk., Temple Court, Plymouth Bldg., and Nicollet House.
-Hudson’s Dictionary of Minneapolis and Vicinity, 1918