A Capital Trailer

“The Finest in Trailer Coaches” Complete line of Trailer Parts and Accessories – Trailer Repairing – Trailer Insurance- Repairs – Supplies- All Models & Sizes. Phone DAIe 7704. Capital Trailer Co., located just 4 blocks west of State Capitol on Highways 12, 52 – 56 and 218 at 325 W. University Avenue, Saint Paul 3, … Read more

Snelling Coal and Oil Co.

USE SNELLING FUEL OIL The finest tailor made fuel for St. Paul weather. Its uniformity, purity and high heat content is beyond compare. Thoroughly TRAINED MECHANICS and OIL BURNER PARTS available for your service. The Company with the COMPLETE OIL HEAT SERVICE for real Satisfaction. SNELLING COAL and OIL CO.

Pop Ice in St. Paul

The Saint Paul Pop Concerts are a regular summer series of unique entertainment, consisting of music by a symphony orchestra, soloists and choruses. and figure skating revues on an artificial ice rink. Performed in the arena of the Saint Paul Municipal Auditorium. Hot. Boy. it’s hot. A real scorcher. Worst summer in 20 years. You … Read more

The Lakes and Pines Motel

ONE OF UPPER MIDWEST’S FINEST MOTELS 1801 Hudson Road. Tower 2717 Just off Highway U.S. 12 on the Rockin’ Eastside of St. Paul. Fifty-six ultra-modern units in Ranch Style Motel. Beautifully furnished rooms with Simmons two toned steel furniture and Beauty rest inner spring mattresses. Private tile baths with glass enclosed soft water showers. Thermostatically … Read more

A Lovely Library

The movement for the erection of a library building in St. Paul began in 1912 with an offer from Mr. James J. Hill to give a sum of $700,000 for the building and endowment of a reference library, and make it a part of the library building, if the city would proceed with the erection … Read more

Good Old St. Paul

Airview of Saint Paul’s downtown district, showing proximity of Municipal Auditorium (large white building in foreground) to hotels and the beautiful business district.   Fourth Street, Saint Paul, showing a part of the Public Library, Rice Park, Telephone co. Building, and City Hall and Court House in distance. St. Paul, built along the banks of … Read more

Hotel St. Paul Hotel

When the Hotel Saint Paul opened its doors in 1910, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, James J. Hill, businessman, Lucius P. Ordway, and Archbishop, John Ireland were all on hand. In 1919 after the Minnesota State Legislature ratified the 19th amendment they celebrated with a jubilee banquet in the hotel. The following year … Read more

Theo. Hamm Brewing Co.

Brewing and malting are amongst the great industries of St. Paul. The three indigenous and five agency establishments in this business have an invested capital of $5,000,000, and employ several thousand men. The Theo. Hamm Brewing Co., Minnehaha and Greenbrier, operates the largest plant. Following are a few interesting statistics relative to the business and … Read more

St. Paul’s Union Depot

The headhouse of the new union Depot at Saint Paul was thrown open for public inspection last Sunday. Thousands of enthusiastic Saint Paul lights visited the station and admired the beauty of its interior decorations. The cost of the headhouse was $1,000,000. It will take another 4 years to make the other necessary changes including … Read more