Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The Automobile Club of Minneapolis was formed in the fall of 1902 in order to forward “the instruction and mutual improvement in the art of automobilism and the literary and social culture of its members.” Back in the days before your grandfather was born, automobile associations not only advocated for better roads, they paid to … Read more
Minneapolis: Home of Minnehaha; seat of a race of workers whose pride give VALUE RECEIVED. Favored civic offspring of the Father of Waters who’s perpetual annuity of $3,000,000 in hydro energy grinds her flour, lights her streets, propels her cars weaves her blankets, knits her garments and ramifies into her thousand industries. Head of the … Read more
WALKER METHODIST RESIDENCE AND HEALTH CENTER 3701 Bryant Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 GAMBLE COURT John Scheefe Memorial Fountain Resident’s Gardens and Memorial Greenhouse Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, head of the St. Paul area of the Methodist Church, dedicated the Walker Methodist home, 3701 Bryant avenue S. for the care of aged Methodists Of Minnesota. … 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
Completed in 1929, the Foshay Tower was the first skyscraper in Minneapolis the tallest building in town until 1971. The Art Deco building modeled on the Washington Monument was the creation of multimillionaire, Wilbur B. Foshay. A real estate developer who prospered in the public utilities business, Foshay lost his fortune in the 1929 stock … Read more
TALLMADGE HOTEL 1217 MARQUETTE AVE. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Across the Street from Minneapolis Auditorium* 1 1/2 blocks from LyceumTheatre* Convenient to Business and Shopping AreasTV Available* Where Parking is no Problem* Minneapolis’ only Loop Hotel with ample Free Parking in Connection
FALLS MOTEL 5248 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 Phone: 721-4476 Area Code: 612 Near Airport – Veterans Hospital – Municipal Stadium Minnehaha Park and Fort Snelling 15 minutes to Minneapolis or St. Paul Loop Highway 55, South – Open all Year
In 1964, bowling’s big one, a combination of the World Series and the Miss America pageant known as the Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) rolled into the Minneapolis area. For two months, 18,438 women bowlers, 9,219 doubles contestants and 5,071 five women teams sent bowling balls crashing down the lanes in Southdale and New Hope … Read more
SAILING INSIDE CITY LIMITS lake Calhoun, Minneapolis—This is one of the recreational pastimes which can be found in three of the large lakes near to the heart of the city. LAKE CALHOUN Minneapolis, Minnesota. — One of 22 lakes within the City. Canoes and bikes may be rented and rides may be taken on a … Read more