Laughter, Falling Water and Time
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
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
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
When the new building now under construction for the MacPhail School of Music is completed, Minneapolis will have one of the largest buildings in America devoted exclusively to the art of music and drama. Located on the northwestern corner of LaSalle Avenue in Twelfth Street, it will be of fireproof construction containing seventy-four soundproof studios … Read more
Loeb Arcade opened and viewed by many! Minneapolis’ first building of this kind build edicon of $750,000 Stores along corridors fill demand for lower rents in retail district. The Loeb Arcade at Hennepin in 5th Street was formally opened yesterday with a musical program during the day. Thousands of people passed through the wide corridors … Read more
The Lake Nokomis bath house and beach were completed early in July, and the official opening took place in July. Some changes were made in the proposed arrangements of dressers and lockers, and the ground plan herein reproduced shows the present very satisfactory arrangement. The building presents a very attractive appearance, is commodious and practical … Read more
The new Lumber Exchange building costing $8150,000, built by S. G. Cook. at the corner at Heunepln Avenue and Fifth Street, is an imposing structure whose lofty height seems to dwarf Its surroundings, with the exception of the West hotel. It is built of pink Kasota stone, and is relieved by tasteful carving, a tower, … 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
The Pillsbury Gates at the near end of Fourteenth Avenue SE have always been the University of Minnesota’s front door. Decades before Stadium Village, Washington Avenue, and the West Bank were born, professors, students, staff and guests arrived in Dinkytown on horse-drawn street cars, bicycles and trains. They walked through these gates and took up … Read more