Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Lake of the Isles is known for its two wooded islands, its long north arm, and the surrounding stately houses of Lowry Hill and Kenwood. Looking west from the Mississippi River at the Skyline of the city. Minneapolis is a beautiful city with its gleaming skyscrapers, its modern mills, its magnificent homes and its spacious … Read more
The Milwaukee Road’s cruises easily at 100 m. p. h, and is capable of more than two miles per minute, but speed is not all. Silence and riding ease, luxurious cars. air conditioned comfort, delightful meals and courteous service have combined to make the Hiawatha the most popular train in the world. No Extra Fare!
Anoka meaning in the Chippewa language ‘Work” and in the Dakota ‘”On both sides of the river” lies on both banks of the Rum River at a junction with the Mississippi; just 18 miles north of Minneapolis as shown on the accompanying map. Anoka is one of the oldest towns in the state. It … Read more
St. Paul , Capitol of Minnesota , is one of the most diversified industrial cities in the nation. It is a financial , transportation , wholesale , and distribution center for the Upper Midwest area . Noted for its fine residential sections , St. Paul “combines good business with good living.” It has exceptional recreational … Read more
Five stories in height, foundation capacity for nine stories, the new Eitel Hospital rapidly assumes form at 14th Street and Willow Place and will be finished October 1st. The concrete work has completed last week and the building is ready to enclose and finish. The contracting firm, H. L. Stevens & Company has prepared a … Read more
WHEN visitors to Minneapolis are shown through its magnificent residence districts and driven over its beautiful parkways and boulevards and are then taken to the business section and shown its handsome warehouses and great office buildings, the very first inquiry they make, after their exclamations of pleasant surprise are over, is: ” What is the … Read more
An old-world garden, with a replica of a Bavarian wayside inn, will be constructed at the intersection of Broadway and Marshall Streets. in Northeast Minneapolis. The garden, at the northwest corner of the St. Anthony renewal area, will be dedicated next month as Grain Belt Park and presented to the city by the Minneapolis Brewing … Read more
This Civil War engine hauled first train between Saint Paul and Minneapolis on June 28, 1862. The famous locomotive is owned by Great Northern Railway Company, and is on permanent exhibition in the Saint Paul Union Depot. THE WILLIAM CROOKS The Northwest’s First Locomotive Named for the chief engineer of the St. Paul & Pacific … Read more
Osseo boasts of being the greatest early potato producing section of the Northwest. This boast is not without foundation, anyone may see wishes to spend few hours in this thriving village. There ore literally acres and of spuds that hem so to speak, the town tn front all sides. More than ever Osseo people smiling … Read more