Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The Capitol has a framework of steel set in walls of brick and stone, supported by columns of granite and marble. The framework as well as the floors, partitions, and roof are protected against fire by hollow tile.The exterior walls are of grayish white Georgia marble, and the foundation, terraces, outside balustrades, and steps are … Read more
Minneapolis is nationally at the forefront in constructing modern, congestion-free highways and freeways while preserving valuable parklands and residential properties. A “freeway ring” will soon encircle downtown Minneapolis, the final link in a system connecting downtown via freeways to all points, North, East, West and South. Minneapolis is the premier industrial city of the Upper … Read more
When the Radisson finally opened just before Christmas 1909, only the Minneapolis City Hall extended farther above the growing Mill City skyline. Most of the Radisson Hotel rooms had baths, and all had cold drinking water pumped from an artesian well 975 feet below the ground. The well, drilled under the supervision of expert … Read more
The neoclassical St. Paul Union Depot was designed by the famous architect, Charles Sumner Frost in 1913. Construction began in 1917. The station had 10 platforms and 21 passenger tracks. Eight of the tracks ended at Union Depot. The building was completed in 1923. A roundhouse for servicing locomotives was located southeast of the depot … Read more
Institution in One of the Beautiful Suburbs Where There Are Said to Be No Unruly Children. Bryn Mawr is one of the most beautiful suburbs of Minneapolis and the Bryn Mawr School is exceptionally fortunate in its situation. The largest number of pupils enrolled has been thirty-seven and as there are but three classes and … Read more
The upper Mid-West’s largest, finest, most complete, 100% central air-conditioned luxury hotel. 800 spacious outside rooms, suites, patio suites and penthouses. All with private bath, television, radio, record player and muzak. Five exciting restaurants and Imperial Garden – Crown Room – Norse Room and Terrace – Kaffee Klatsch – Rendez Vous Bar. Largest and finest … Read more
Completely Modern Rooms COMMODORE HOTEL St. Paul’s finest hotel, air-conditioned Continental Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge. HAMLINE HOTEL In St. Paul, Conveniently located midway between St. Paul and Minneapolis. COMSTOCK HOTEL Moorehead, Minn. in the heart of town.
The complex, concrete multiple-arch Robert Street Bridge crosses the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul. The bridge accommodates river traffic, a railroad crossing, and roadways. The bridge is also notable for its monumental reinforced concrete rainbow arch. It was designed by Toltz, King & Day and built by Fegles Construction Company between 1924 and 1926. … Read more
NICOLLET HOTEL MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Nicollet Hotel, facing Gateway Park, is one of the outstanding hotels in the Upper Midwest. To the left of the Nicollet Hotel, is Nicollet Avenue, known as the “Fifth Avenue of the Northwest” where many important mercantile establishments and smart shops are to be found. To the right is Hennepin Avenue, … Read more