Laughter, Falling Water and Time
ONE OF UPPER MIDWEST’S FINEST MOTELS 1801 Hudson Road. Tower 2717 Just off Highway U.S. 12 on the Rockin’ Eastside of St. Paul. Fifty-six ultra-modern units in Ranch Style Motel. Beautifully furnished rooms with Simmons two toned steel furniture and Beauty rest inner spring mattresses. Private tile baths with glass enclosed soft water showers. Thermostatically … Read more
The movement for the erection of a library building in St. Paul began in 1912 with an offer from Mr. James J. Hill to give a sum of $700,000 for the building and endowment of a reference library, and make it a part of the library building, if the city would proceed with the erection … Read more
SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN FIELD This airport. one of the largest air terminals in the United States, is now international port with service to Alaska and to the Far East. The U. S. Naval Reserve aviation base is located at this field. WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN FIELD This municipal airport, one of the largest air terminals in … Read more
When the Hotel Saint Paul opened its doors in 1910, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, James J. Hill, businessman, Lucius P. Ordway, and Archbishop, John Ireland were all on hand. In 1919 after the Minnesota State Legislature ratified the 19th amendment they celebrated with a jubilee banquet in the hotel. The following year … Read more
STATE CAPITOL Saint Paul, Minnesota Built high upon a bluff over looking the city, our fine capital has the largest unsupported marble dome in the world. Opened in 1905, it was inspired by Michelangelo’s design of Saint Peter’s in Rome. MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL St. Paul, Minnesota Designed by Cass Gilbert, its beautiful grounds make it … Read more
The largest, newest hotel in this fine city of 350,000 people. Beautiful dining room, Driftwood Room, and many fine lobby shops make this an interesting place to Stop. A modern fireproof commercial hotel. Five blocks on direct street car line from Union Railway Station. Minimum taxicab transfer charge service. Every room has private bath, outside … Read more
This beautiful boulevard and parkway skirts the south edge of the loop district, along the Mississippi River. The impressive building to right is the Ramsey County Court House and St. Paul City Hall. Saint Paul’s City Hall and Court House, unique in design and architecture, is one of the finest, most modern buildings o: its … Read more
Many of our good friends ask, why is there a shortage of Fannie farmer old time candies? Why do Fanny Farmer shops remain open only a few hours daily? Briefly here are the reasons: The needs of our fighting men for sugar, chocolate, and cream make fewer of these fine foods, important in the making … Read more
St. Paul’s United States Post Office and Custom House sit above the Mississippi River at 180 Kellogg Boulevard East. Located next to Union Depot and the city’s bushiness district, the facility was at the center of the city’s postal operations for much of the glorious twentieth century. When the original building was completed in 1934, … Read more