Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The largest flour mill in floor area, is the Washburn “A”, which stands on the west side between the “canal” and 2nd St. near 6th Av. S. Its construction was commenced immediately after the destruction of its predecessor by the great explosion of 1878 and it was finished in 1880. The mill covers a ground … Read more
The Uptown opened as the Lagoon Theater in 1913. After new sound equipment was installed, the theater’s name was changed on April 11, 1929. The Uptown was rebuilt and redesigned by the architectural firm of Liebenberg and Kaplan after a fire tore through the building in 1939. The theater was closed briefly in 1975 but … Read more