Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Groundbreaking for Southdale took place in 1954. 800 construction workers were used to build the two-story, 800,000 ft shopping mall. When it was completed two years later at a cost of cost twenty million dollars, the mall had 5,200 parking spaces and room for 72 tenants. Southdale was developed by the Dayton’s and their department … Read more
This magnificent hotel is located on a peninsula between the main lake and Crystal Bay, and is so situated that it has water fronts on both sides. The view from the hotel is the finest and most extensive we have ever seen, taking, in some ten or twelve of the bays and their numberless promontories … Read more
Southtown Shopping Center opened at 79th and Penn with Monkey Wards as an anchor back in 1960. The Southtown Theatre was built in 1964 and that created one of the first shopping center theater combinations in the area. The modern style theater’s auditorium sat over 1100. When it opened the marquee was one of the … Read more
Built in 1961, the elegant Ambassador Resort Motor Hotel was located just 5 minutes from downtown Minneapolis at Highways 12 and 100. For almost thirty years, the Ambassador was Minnesota’s island in the Sun. Under that big bubbling dome, they controlled the weather so we could have fun and relaxation. The hotel’s King’s Courtyard had … Read more
The new campus of the St. Paul Bible College is located just off U.S. Highway 7, 27 miles Southwest of downtown Minneapolis and less then 7 miles from the suburban community of Mound, Minnesota.
The Minneapolis Cooper Theatre— 5755 Wayzata Blvd. – Just 7 minutes from Downtown An architectural Symphony In the Round’! The Cooper is one of the first million dollar theatres in the world built exclusively for the showing of Cinerama productions! The Cooper’s 105 foot screen gives the illusion of “participating action”. Graduated floor levels provide … Read more
GENERAL HENRY HASTINGS SIBLEY’S HOME Mendota, Minnesota Built in 1835 Home of Henry Hastings Sibley, first Governor of the State of Minnesota in 1858. The East Room was used as the first Capitol of Minnesota. The Sibiey House was restored by the Minnesota Daughters of the American Revolution, and is now a Museum. Many relics … Read more
Back in 1893, way out west in McLeod Counrty, the Village of Winsted approved the construction and 0n January 1, 1896 there was a public dedication of the newly constructed Winsted City Hall. Last official day of business in original “Village Hall,” was in November of 1997 nearly 102 years after it opened.
In 1941, The 500 seat, $30,000, Tonka Theater opened at the end of the main drag in Excelsior. The auditorium was decorated with murals of steamboats on the nearby lake. Meet Dr. Christian was the first movie. Just three years later, however, the little place was gutted by a fire. It took an appeal to … Read more