Encircled and Enchanted

Lake of The Isles Park, Minneapolis Minn. Encircled with an enchanting boulevard 2.S miles long, lined with handsome residences. The launch makes a tour of this lake as well as Calhoun and Cedar Lake every 45 minutes. Round trip of three lakes, 11 miles in 90 minutes, is 25 cents.   LAKE OF THE ISLES … 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

A Veritable Venice

Lake of the Isles is a veritable Venice though the pleasure craft are all canoes, not of the gondola type. Go out any night when the water is calm, the moon bright and the weather right and you will find the , beautiful waters dotted with ,slim, swift craft. LAKES, LAKES EVERYWHERE in Minneapolis. Here, … Read more

Love of the Isles

Lake of the Isles. — This lake is controlled by the park board. It is the nearest to the center of the city of the group of lakes along the southwestern limits, and may be reached by the Kenwood Boul. or by Hennepin Av., turning west at Franklin, or any street beyond, to 28th St. … Read more

Night and Day

SKYLINE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA View of the skyline of downtown Minneapolis with Loring Park in the foreground. Some of the buildings in the view are the  the Rand Tower, Telephone Building, Medical Arts and N.W. Bank Building. THE BUSINESS SECTION There are world famous retail stores, theaters where the latest productions may be seen, hotels and … Read more

Linking the Lakes

At the beginning of the year this important work had advanced far enough to assure its completion for the proposed Civic Celebration. It was, however, evident that every day would have to be taken ad vantage of, and the work on the four bridges was therefore pushed as fast as weather and other controlling conditions … Read more

The Isles of the Lake

In 1888, all the lands necessary to complete the improvements in the Lake of the Isles area had been acquired, with the purchase of the two islands and a piece of land formerly an island,the entire acquisition amounting to nine acres. The Lake of the Isles thus became the nucleus of the charming western system … Read more

Forward Minneapolis

Minneapolis Offers To the Investor, excellent opportunity to secure real estate at prices which will surely advance with the city’s growth. To the Merchant, a large and increasing market with facilities for supplying it. To the Visitor, good hotel accommodations, and excellent:opportunities for shopping and sightseeing, or for rest and recreation. To the Manufacturer, excellent … Read more

On Dean Parkway Then and Now

Originally called Calhoun Terrace Apartments, this building is surrounded by gardens and outdoor terraces. Windows offer views the parkway, Bde Maka Ska and Lake of the Isles. Architect, Jack Liebenberg of Liebenberg & Kaplan, designed a variety of layouts. Most of the buildings 100 units have two bedrooms and two baths, a few have three … Read more