Ready the Radisson

  When the Radisson finally opened just before Christmas 1909, only the Minneapolis City Hall extended farther above the growing Mill City skyline. Most of the Radisson Hotel rooms had baths, and all had cold drinking water pumped from an artesian well 975 feet below the ground. The well, drilled under the supervision of expert … Read more

The Donaldson Building

New Donaldson Building Complete In All Details In the new L. S. Donaldson building, Minneapolis will have added to her group of modern business structures one not only entirely creditable to the city—a handsome, substantial and complete store and office building—but one which, in many respects, will have no equal in the Twin Cities. The … Read more

Viva La Nankin

My dear friend: You are a guest in our home and it is our desire to extend you every personal courtesy that will lend to your comfort and enjoyment. So, please do not think of the Nankin as “just a restaurant”, but as a sort of a “cafe club” to which you belong. Your personal … Read more

Welcome to Woolworth’s

Modern to the last detail, Woolworth’s new Nicollet Avenue store will officially open for business Friday morning, April 9th, at 9:30 0’clock. You are cordially invited to be present at The formal opening and for inspect at your leisure The three spacious floors of especially selected, big-value merchandise.     Woolworth’s new store building represents … Read more

At the Elks Club

One of the finest buildings in the country devoted to the use of a fraternal lodge is the club house of Minneapolis Lodge No. 44  B. P. O. E. The club building was completed at a cost of $380,000 and occupied early in 1913. It is a five-story brick structure, located at Second Av. S. … Read more

The Country Store

The original “KISSIN CUZZIN COUNTRY STORE” 28 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, Minn. Features over 300 varieties of old-time candies in an atmosphere that takes you back to the “good old days” with unique gifts, Early American scented candles, antiques and reproductions. Unique Gramma and Grampa decor. Come Downtown! Visit our happy store and have fun!

Hop on Hennepin!

One of the main thoroughfares of the city. Its course is southwest from the Mississippi river, where it joins Nicollet Av., to 28th St. where it turns due south. From the river to 10th St. it is 100 feet wide. From Lyndale Av. to Lake St. it is known as Hennepin Boulevard. Among its prominent … Read more