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LORING PARK One of many parks located in this city of lakes and parks, Loring Park is within walking distance of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. FLOWER GARDENS, LORING PARK Here on the very edge of the downtown business district; Loring Park is one of the beauty spots of the Northwest with its spacious lawns and beautiful … Read more
Murray’s Restaurant in Minneapolis! I’ve never seen such a place! Why that hall was so jammed with people waiting for tables you couldn’t get in or out. You got to have good meals to do that and they got them and service with them. They know how to run a restaurant that is an awful … Read more
Shriners’ Hospital for Children, Twin Cities Unit, was opened in 1923 for the benefit of children whose parents can not afford to pay for treatment. All patients are admitted without regard to race, creed or color. This hospital is one of sixteen owned and operated by the Shriners of North America. Beautiful grounds in keeping … Read more
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. An imposing building of classical design on East Twenty-Fourth Street, between Stephens and Third Avenues houses a splendid collection of paintings, both ancient and modern, sculpture, period furniture, tapestries, prints and other objects of art. These are known throughout the country for their high quality. The Institute is open everyday … Read more
In 1954, Matt Bristol took over a dark, 24-by-55-foot 3.2 joint he bought from a guy named Nibs Martin. The bar could hold 78 thirsty patrons. A couple month’s after he changed the name of the place to Matt’s, a cook was flipping hamburgers on a two-foot-wide grill at the end of the bar and … Read more
Modern to the last detail, Woolworth’s new Nicollet Avenue store will officially open for business Friday morning, April 9th, at 9:30 0’clock. You are cordially invited to be present at The formal opening and for inspect at your leisure The three spacious floors of especially selected, big-value merchandise. Woolworth’s new store building represents … Read more
For Twenty-five long years, the Sheraton-Ritz in Minneapolis sat across the street from the Downtown Library between Nicollet Mall and Marquette Avenue. The swanky hotel was one of the first things built after the city condemned and demolished everything they could for the Gateway District Urban Renewal Project. Construction began in 1961 and the 19 … Read more
Gavvy Cravath Outtfield Minneapolis American Assoc. 1910 Record: Hits. 200 Home Runs: 14 Steals: 22 Average: .327 Played 5 seasons for Los Angeles, PCL
ROSSMAN’S at Nicollet and Sixth—the “Crossroads of Minneapolis” — is the most modern Clothing Store in the Northwest. We are now showing the largest and most complete stocks of the smartest spring styles for men and young men. The variety of models includes everything from the “dash-and-go” styles for young fellows to the conservative garments … Read more