Back at the Buckingham

Featuring the homelike spirit, The Buckingham is an up to date fireproof building of the first class type built with the comfort of its guests always in mind. Situated way from the turmoil of downtown and still only a very short walk from the business section. The Nicollet car line is but one block distant. … Read more

Over to Mendota

Thirteen, 304-foot rib arches carry State Highway 55 across the Minnesota River valley between the Fort Snelling in Hennepin County and Mendota Heights in Dakota County. When the Fort Snelling-Mendota Bridge was completed in 1926, Minnesota engineers, Walter Hall Wheeler and C.A.P. Turner took bragging rights for the the longest continuous, concrete arch bridge in … Read more

Farmers & Mechanics

F & M has grown with Minneapolis. It is a pioneer in many ways — it pioneered the mutual savings idea which prospered in the North Star State. Its leaders were from pioneer families who helped to lay the foundations of Minneapolis —and many of whose descendants have occupied and continue to occupy leadership positions … Read more

Parkway Motor Court

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

Visit Fanny Farmer

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

The Rainbow Cafe

Located in the heart of Minneapolis’ Chain of Lakes District, the Rainbow was opened in 1919, and it has been operated ever since by the Legeros’ and their fine staff, some of whom have been with the restaurant for over 25 years. Originally the Rainbow was as large as the present Coffee Shop. It has … Read more

St. Paul’s Post Office

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

Downtown Lutheran

The imposing stone edifice of Central Lutheran Church stands at the southern edge of beautiful downtown Minneapolis. The church began when a group of Norwegian-American laymen came together to fill the need for a Norwegian Lutheran presence in the heart of the city. After victory came in World War I, the founders decided that the … Read more

The Hotel Parkway

Built in 1918 with three additional floors added in 1922, the Parkway was advertised as the nicest small Hotel in Minneapolis. If desired a furnished room became a living room with a disappearing bed. Apartments had private baths and rates during the depression were nine to eleven dollars per week. In 1940, the Midland Hotels … Read more