The Jazz Age Women’s Hockey Craze

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

Foshay’s Skyscratcher

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

Take me to the Tallmadge

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

The Falls Motel

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  

Bowling’s Big One

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

Sail Away!

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

Federal Midwest

MIDWEST FEDERAL 801 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis “A good tree to come to for shelter.” 20-story Office Tower. First total-electric office building in area. Unique ‘5th Season’ interior climate. Mechanical equipment operated by one of nation’s most advanced control centers. All faith Chapel in the Sky. Home Offices of Midwest Federal. Corporate headquarters for many major … Read more

The Club Bar

The club bar is often called the house of Kronfeld filled not as a  humorous or derisive application but because it actually is “The House that Frank Built”. For 12 years Frank Kronfeld and his brother, Bill have sought for and purchased unusual Chinese furniture, vases, carvings pictures and statues and have built their Club … Read more

Lyndale and the Basilica Then and Now

You can’t tell by looking at this old photo, but the place where Hennepin and Lyndale Avenues meet was almost as big a traffic snarl in 1943 as it is today. It may have been worse. Back then Minneapolis had close to 100,000 more residents and many more shopping working and living close to downtown. … Read more