Gale Institute

HISTORY of GALE INSTITUTE THE GALE INSTITUTE 3255 Hennepin Minneapolis, began operation under the name of Electronic Radio-Television Institute. This private trade school became GALE INSTITUTE in 1931, in 1954 it was purchased by John D. and James L. Sheehan. GALE INSTITUTE settled in its three-stow building in 1951. A lovely residential area. there is … Read more

Campus Views

University of Minnesota, home of the Golden Gophers, is one of the major educational institutions of the nation. The main campus, as shown in this view, is attractively situated on a wooded area high above the Mississippi River near the falls of St. Anthony. Located at a bend in the Mississippi River in the hub … Read more

Remember Memorial

MEMORIAL STADIUM At the University of Minnesota where Gopher Football teams renew each year football relations with the best teams of the country. The Golden Gophers square off on this gridiron before capacity crowds  of  60,000 fans, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This view shows the Northrop Memorial Stadium, Athletic Building and Field House on the campus Of … Read more

Done Woody

DUNWOODY INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE is an endowed non-profit school offering to men and boys of any race, color or creed, the opportunity to learn a trade. Located near downtown MINNEAPOLIS, the school has served the community and state since 1914. Greetings from the Dunwoody Baking Department: Our school re-opens on August 31 with openings for several … Read more

Old Central

May, 1877, contracts were let for stone and brick work for a high school building. In June, 1878, contracts were let for the completion of the building. This building was of stone with slate roof and was built at a cost of $85,000. It had five study rooms, several recitation rooms, a hall, laboratory, library, … Read more

Holy Rosary Church

Holy Rosary Church, under charge of the Dominican Fathers, was founded in the beginning of 1878. Towards the close of 1877, Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas L. Grace, D.D., of the Order St. Dominic, at the suggestion of St. Rev. John Ireland, D. D.,Coadjutor Bishop, of St. Paul, entered into communication with the Very Rev. Stephen … Read more

Sidney Pratt School

The suggestion made by The Tribune that the new Prospect Park School be named after Sidney Pratt, the son of the mayor of Minneapolis, who died in the hospital at far away Manila where he went as a volunteer to answer to the call of his country meets with nothing but approval on all sides. … Read more

East High School

If there is one class of students at East High which deserves more than any other the honor and praise of the student body, that class is composed of those boys and girls who work their way through school. The rich man’s son (often a worthless sort, though sometimes quite the contrary) does not, and … Read more

The MacPhail Music School Building Then and Now

When the new building now under construction for the MacPhail School of Music is completed, Minneapolis will have one of the largest buildings in America devoted exclusively to the art of music and drama. Located on the northwestern corner of LaSalle Avenue in Twelfth Street, it will be of fireproof construction containing seventy-four soundproof studios … Read more