Beaux-Arts

Passing the Pillsbury Library

One of the most beautiful buildings in Minneapolis is the Pillsbury branch library, erected In 1903, and is occupied by the East Side branch of the public library. It is located at University Av. and 1st Av. S. E. This structure represents a long-considered plan of the late John Pillsbury for the erection of a … Read more

When the Old Federal Building was New

Built along Washington between 2nd and 3rd Avenue South, the new Minneapolis Post Office, designed by James Knox Taylor, was completed in 1915. Construction involved clearing an acre of land and took almost two years. The “Temple of Mail” was used as a United States Post Office until 1936 when it was converted into a … Read more