American Blanket Refinishing

YOUR BLANKETS WASHED BY MILL METHODS No Shrinking No Shading THEY COME BACK TO you “JUST LIKE NEW” Blanket: cleaning guaranteed against shrinkage. Soft silkiness of fine wool restored, wool is re-carded to its original thickness and warmth. Especially recommended for Hudson Bays! Worn bindings replaced in sateen, without charge. 1.00, Single site. AMERICAN BLANKET … Read more

Normal at the Normandy

The “Normandy Residence Hotel” opened in 1925, serving both long-term residents and short-term guests. The hotel had 52 guest rooms, drug store, grocery store, lobby, ladies parlor, writing room, and a dining room. The basement dining room, operated as a speakeasy during prohibition.In 1941, John F. Noble, a local entrepreneur and son of Swedish immigrants, … Read more

Kodachrome Minneapolis

Lake of the Isles is known for its two wooded islands, its long north arm, and the surrounding stately houses of Lowry Hill and Kenwood. Looking west from the Mississippi River at the Skyline of the city. Minneapolis is a beautiful city with its gleaming skyscrapers, its modern mills, its magnificent homes and its spacious … Read more

Getting off a Hiawatha

The Milwaukee Road’s cruises easily at 100 m. p. h, and is capable of more than two miles per minute, but speed is not all. Silence and riding ease, luxurious cars. air conditioned comfort, delightful meals and courteous service have combined to make the Hiawatha the most popular train in the world. No Extra Fare!

Another Anoka

  Anoka meaning in the Chippewa language ‘Work” and in the Dakota ‘”On both sides of the river” lies on both banks of the Rum River at a junction with the Mississippi; just 18 miles north of Minneapolis as shown on the accompanying map. Anoka is one of the oldest towns in the state. It … Read more

America’s Friendliest City

St. Paul , Capitol of Minnesota , is one of the most diversified industrial cities in the nation. It is a financial , transportation , wholesale , and distribution center for the Upper Midwest area . Noted for its fine residential sections , St. Paul “combines good business with good living.” It has exceptional recreational … Read more

Dr. Eitel’s Hospital

Five stories in height, foundation capacity for nine stories, the new Eitel Hospital rapidly assumes form at 14th Street and Willow Place and will be finished October 1st. The concrete work has completed last week and the building is ready to enclose and finish. The contracting firm, H. L. Stevens & Company has prepared a … Read more

Milling, Grandeur and Glory

WHEN visitors to Minneapolis are shown through its magnificent residence districts and driven over its beautiful parkways and boulevards and are then taken to the business section and shown its handsome warehouses and great office buildings, the very first inquiry they make, after their exclamations of pleasant surprise are over, is: ” What is the … Read more

Parking at Grain Belt

An old-world garden, with a replica of a Bavarian wayside inn, will be constructed at the intersection of Broadway and Marshall Streets. in Northeast Minneapolis. The garden, at the northwest corner of the St. Anthony renewal area, will be dedicated next month as Grain Belt Park and presented to the city by the Minneapolis Brewing … Read more