At the Elks Club

One of the finest buildings in the country devoted to the use of a fraternal lodge is the club house of Minneapolis Lodge No. 44  B. P. O. E. The club building was completed at a cost of $380,000 and occupied early in 1913. It is a five-story brick structure, located at Second Av. S. … Read more

The Cream of Wheat Building

ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION Minneapolis Manufacturing Building Rouses Interest in the East With the ground floor plan and complementary references, Howard Knowlton devotes over page of matter in the Engineering Record of New York to the new Cream of Wheat building in Minneapolis he begins with this statement that it is unusual in these days for … Read more

At the Guest House

The Twin Cities finest luxury motel may have been the Guest House. Located in downtown Minneapolis at the intersection of Fourth Avenue South at Seventh Street, the 100 room Guest House was only two short blocks from the very heart of the Minneapolis Loop shopping and business center. Air conditioned executive and bridal suites, telephones, … Read more

Northrop Field

Dedicated November 4, 1899, Northrup Field was the first outdoor athletic facility at the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus. The facility was home to the Minnesota Golden Gopher Football team until Memorial Stadium was completed in 1924. The first outdoor ice rink for the Minnesota Gophers was on the far western side, where the civil … Read more

Grain Belt Park

In the Summer of 1963, the Grain Belt Breweries, Inc. dedicated a ten-acre park in front of the brewery’s old wagon shed, near the corner of Broadway and Marshall streets. Pictured are the Gasthaus and fountain in one corner of the block long yard. Water came from the famous Diamond Wells, 1407 feet deep. This … Read more

It’s Fun to Play at the Y.W.C.A.

On June 10th, 1929, a new $1,000,000 home of the Minneapolis Y.W.C.A. opened at Twelfth Street and Nicollet in downtown Minneapolis. The facility was considered one of the finest of its kind. The organization’s executive secretary, Harriet S. Vance opened the doors for an entire week and inviting the public and the Y.W.C.A. 34,000 members … Read more

The Plymouth Building

A twelve- story concrete office building erected in 1910 at the corner of Hennepin Av. and Sixth St. at a cost of about $1,000,000. It is thoroughly modern in every respect and absolutely fire-proof. The exterior walls are of red brick, stone and terra cotta. Interior fittings are of mahogany. Simplicity of design, solidity and … Read more

Zahnen’s Affenkasten

A Grill Room has been unknown to Minneapolis men until Peter Zahnen opened his German Grill Room at 253 Hennepin. You cannot do better than to pay this excellent little cafe a visit. The sea foods are excellent. If you are tired of the ordinary restaurant, you will do well to try Zahnen’s German Grill … Read more

Passing the Pillsbury Library

One of the most beautiful buildings in Minneapolis is the Pillsbury branch library, erected In 1903, and is occupied by the East Side branch of the public library. It is located at University Av. and 1st Av. S. E. This structure represents a long-considered plan of the late John Pillsbury for the erection of a … Read more