Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The largest church in the denomination, and one of the most influential in the city. Its membership includes some of the wealthiest and most prominent of the citizens of Minneapolis. The church is always foremost in the activities of the religious element of the community. The church was organized in 1857 with 18 members. From … Read more
May, 1877, contracts were let for stone and brick work for a high school building. In June, 1878, contracts were let for the completion of the building. This building was of stone with slate roof and was built at a cost of $85,000. It had five study rooms, several recitation rooms, a hall, laboratory, library, … Read more
STATE OF MINNESOTA Public Examiner St. Paul, Minn. Dec 2, 1905 St. Anthony Falls Bank Minneapolis Minn. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of the examiner’s report of the recent examination of your bank and am pleased to note its in excellent condition upon which fact I desire to extend to you my congratulations. Yours Truly, … Read more
Outside of Sweden there is no finer collection of decorative porcelainized stoves for heating the front parlors than the eleven in the sumptuous French chateau that Swan J. Turnblad built on Park Avenue in Minneapolis. Neither is there a finer assortment of carved African mahoganies, European furniture and Swedish rugs of Oriental designs. When Minnesota … Read more
The suggestion made by The Tribune that the new Prospect Park School be named after Sidney Pratt, the son of the mayor of Minneapolis, who died in the hospital at far away Manila where he went as a volunteer to answer to the call of his country meets with nothing but approval on all sides. … Read more
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
Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak trees. -Longfellow You are always welcome in Minneapolis. It is a city famed as much for its hospitality as for its renowned beauty and its commercial greatness. This booklet gives you only the merest suggestion in pictures and paragraphs of its enchantment for … Read more
Levi, Samuel, and Jacob Shubert burst on to the New York theater scene at the turn of the century. Over the next twenty years the Shubert Brothers grew into the biggest theater owning and producing business in the nation. After Samuel Shubert was killed in a train wreck, the remaining brothers paid their respects by … Read more
When it opened in 1937, the new Geyhound Terminal offered Minneapolis numerous travel advantages over many other cities. The terminal was easily accessible because of its location. It had immediate connections with local transportation facilities, including 4 streetcar lines with service to all parts of the city within a radius of one block. The Twin … Read more