Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The materials for construction were selected with the greatest care ,buff Bedford Indiana limestone being used for the exterior. Its texture and grain are well adapted to this type of architecture. The velvety surface of the rubbed stone enables the designer to secure rich and cleancut shadows , which , contrasting with the plain and … Read more
The name Minnesota means ” sky-tinted waters,” and within the limits of the city of Minneapolis may be found more beautiful lakes, streams, and waterfalls than in any other city in the world. In this pamphlet will be found illustrations — both summer and winter views— embracing some of these most charming interurban fairy scenes. … Read more
Completed in 1964, the ReliaStar Building, formally known as the Northwestern National Life Building, designed by Minoru Yamasaki and Associates, opened at the end of Nicollet Avenue in 1965. The low-rise structure’s 85 foot portico contains a colonnade of 21 quartz-faced concrete columns in the east-west direction and 9 columns in the north-south direction on … Read more
In 1905 W. J. Keith announced that he had led a contract to see. F. Haglin for a Modern Family hotel and apartment house to cost $225,000. It was to be a 6 story and basement fireproof structure facing Loring park where Kenwood Parkway joins Hennepin and Lyndale Avenues. Already excavation was finished. Mr. Haglin … Read more
Public pleasure grounds have come to be regarded as necessities, no less than evidences of the highest civilization. Viewed in this light, Minneapolis takes rank among the leading cities of the world, for her park system and driveways are already known as among the greatest for natural beauty to be found anywhere. It is only … Read more
Proud of her astounding growth and great progress, proud of her vast industries and commerce, proud of her rare civic beauty but proudest in the fact that the Census Bureau of 1910 officially designated Minneapolis is the healthiest city in the United States of America. Built on the foundations of strategic location, unexcelled climate, cleanliness, … Read more
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
There is no reason why any healthy girl should catch cold while playing hockey, yet I am often told that hockey is the cause of many chills. I would say most emphatically that even when played on a cold or wet day, it is not the game which is at fault but rather the player … Read more
