Laughter, Falling Water and Time
One of the most notable, attractive and appropriate additions in the history of our park system undoubtedly is the ingeniously and beautifully executed artificial cascade, built at Glenwood Park by Mr. Francois Scotti at the direction of and as a gift to the city from The Honorable Charles M. Loring. The cascade is located on … Read more
EXCELLENCE ORIENTAL STYLE An evening at Howard Wong’s is an occasion for excellence. Choose from such Chinese delicacies as Hung Shew Guy (Cantonese Bar-B-Qued Chicken) or specially prepare& Wor Shew Opp (Mandarin Pressed Duck) or sample from a lavish hors d’oeuvres tray featuring fried Won Tons and Howard Wong’s nationally famous egg rolls. Wong’s complete … Read more
Some folks say the estimated number of motels in America tripled between 1940 and 1960. People on the move with money to spend found modern motels with well-appointed rooms out on the edges of just about every metropolitan area. Air conditioning, television, radios, tiled bathrooms, easy chairs, coin operated vibrating beds, swimming pools and movie … Read more
On May 5, 1905, John Haven, Austin B. Morse and E. J. Cranston set up and the State Bank of Maple Plain. The first bank building was built the same year. The bank assumed the assets and liabilities of the State Bank of Lyndale, Minnesota in 1927. A new facility was built on the east … Read more
Fancy balls, dancing parties, musicales and concerts, banquets, conventions, yacht races, rowing regattas are a frequent occurrence at Tonka Bay. Located near the hotel a handsome roller skating rink, sailboat, rowboats, launches and fishing tackle that can be rented, and bathing and fishing facilities are excellent. Big Island the beautiful is close to ‘The Tonka … Read more
The Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale opened its doors on May 25th, 1951. Designed by the architectural firm of Liebenberg & Kaplan, for theater owners, Sydney and William Volk, the Terrace was advertised as “America’s finest theatre at your very door”. The new theater was acclaimed in newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and industry publications. The Volk … Read more
The Robin Hotel in 1980 and 2014 The Elwood Hotel was already 15 years old when Allan and Agnes MacDonald bought the place in 1932. the couple ran the hotel as a boarding house for 25 years. The rooms were rented to railroad men, older people and two families from Holland. There were ten rooms … Read more
Nestled into a metropolitan area with suburbs like Golden Valley, Richfield and Eden Prairie most people think Robbinsdale was named for a bird. They are wrong. Robbinsdale was named for man, a b-i-i-i-i-g man! A Civil War veteran, politician, entrepreneur was he… Andrew B. Robbins carved the village of Robbinsdale out of the surrounding countryside … Read more
Groundbreaking for Southdale took place in 1954. 800 construction workers were used to build the two-story, 800,000 ft shopping mall. When it was completed two years later at a cost of cost twenty million dollars, the mall had 5,200 parking spaces and room for 72 tenants. Southdale was developed by the Dayton’s and their department … Read more