Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak trees, Laugh and leap into the valley… Minnehaha Falls is the most widely celebrated of the Northwest’s natural curiosities. Longfellow’s Hiawatha has made Minnehaha an object of curiosity and admiration for travelers. The Stone Arch Bridge was erected from Stones taken from the Gorge … Read more
The Parkway Motor Court opened in 1947 with 21 units, nine years later the operation expanded with an additional 14 rooms. In 1959 construction started on a $450,000 addition to the Parkway Motor Court at 4733 S. Hiawatha Avenue. The president of Parkway Service Inc., Jack Polkinghorne, told the Minneapolis Evening Star that his general … Read more
The Inter-City Bridge Commission which has handled construction of the bridge under an agreement by which each city pays half of the cost, met today to sign final papers accepting the bridge, and declared that July 4th would be the day when the structure will be “open to the public.” However, the bridge is unblocked … Read more