The Minnetonka Electric Line

The season at Lake Minnetonka, meaning by that when the full electric train service from the Twin Cities, as well as the express boat service is in effect, begins May 15 and ends September 30. Every day is a good day to visit the lake, and there is always something going on to entertain and … Read more

The Lafayette Club

Lafayette Club. — Club house. Minnetonka Beach, Lake Minnetonka. This club owns about 45 acres, on which are fine golf links, tennis courts, a large garage and the usual appointments of a high class country club. There are about 600 members. Hovey C. Clarke is president; Charles W. Sexton, treasurer; and Cavour S. Langdon, secretary. … Read more

All Hail Columbia

Hail Columbia, happy land! Hail, ye heroes, heav’n-born band, Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause, Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause, And when the storm of war was gone Enjoy’d the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar … Read more

Calhoun Towers Then and Now

T.C. Chapman and D’arcy Leck began the construction of the  twenty-one story Calhoun Towers Apartment building on an 8.5 acre lot in 1962. The project was completed two years later. Considered the most luxurious apartment building of it’s time,  the new high-rise was noted for commanding views of three lakes. The tower featured a 21st … Read more

Skyline Greetings

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA The skyline Of the city. Minneapolis is a beautiful city with its gleaming skyscrapers, its modern mills, its magnificent homes and its spacious parks. 1 . . Bambi Land. Nisswa  2 . . Headwaters of the Mississippi, Lake Itasca  3 . . Itasca State Park  4. . Runestone replica, Alexandria. Minn.  5 . … Read more

Lutheran on Lyndale

BETHLEHAM LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MINNEAPOLIOS LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH at 41st STREET So long as stone remains upon stone and so long as this congregation continues its work shall this Church building be dedicated to the glory of God.

An Acre of Roses

Located near beautiful Lake Harriet, a display of nearly 200 varieties of roses is seen by more than 125.000 visitors each year. The Lyndale Park Rose Garden, designed Park Superintendent Theodore Wirth, is the second oldest public rose garden in America. Construction began in 1907 and was completed the following year. An official All America … Read more

Very Van Cleve Park

A handsome little shelter building in English domestic architectural style has been built at the north end of the small lake. It affords shelter in the summer and a warming room for the skaters in the winter. It also contains modern toilet accommodations. Mr. Cecil Bayless Chapman is the architect, and Mr. E. J. Davis … Read more

Conservatory at Como

Conservatory at Como Park, housing a wide selection of flowers and other botanical specimens from all parts of the world. Many beautiful flower shows are held here yearly. KEY TO VIEWS :— S—St. Paul’s Catholic Church T—Minnehaha Falls P—Union Station A Capitol Building U—Como Park Conservatory L—The Mall