A Loring Park Pavilion

The close of the past year terminated the membership on this board of the Hon . Charles M . Loring , known as ” Father of the Minneapolis Park System . ” Mr . Loring has devoted many years of efficient service to the city of Minneapolis in the development of her park system . … Read more

A Massive Armory

ARMORY, Minneapolis— A massive structure on Kenwood Parkway costing more than $250,000. It is the home of the National Guard and scene of many a social military function and leading convention hall. FLOWER BEDS, Armory Gardens. Erected during the time of the National Florists’ convention and now being maintained yearly by the Minneapolis Park Board.

Elliot Park

A four acre lot between 9th and 10th Aves. S. and 8th and 14th Sts. It contains a small lake and a handsome fountain. In 1883, a portion of of the park, bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets and Ninth and Tenth avenues south was donated to the city for park purposes by Dr. Jacob … Read more

The Nokomis Bath House

The Lake Nokomis bath house and beach were completed early in July, and the official opening took place in July. Some changes were made in the proposed arrangements of dressers and lockers, and the ground plan herein reproduced shows the present very satisfactory arrangement. The building presents a very attractive appearance, is commodious and practical … Read more

The Chalet Then and Now

Nine years after the Minneapolis Park Board first considered the idea in their annual report, Glenwood Park’s first golf course was constructed in 1916. The nine holes featured sand greens and clay tees. Play was free and an instructor was on hand to teach people the game. By the end of the season, 12,000 rounds … Read more

Seven Seas

In 1923 the Minneapolis Park Board voted to purchase a prime piece of real estate for this little park on Lowry Hill. The scheme had been in the works for some time. A year earlier, Landscape architect  Phelps Wyman drew up a plan that included a pergola and a man-made cascade running  through a series … Read more

Very Van Cleve Park

A handsome little shelter building in English domestic architectural style has been built at the north end of the small lake. It affords shelter in the summer and a warming room for the skaters in the winter. It also contains modern toilet accommodations. Mr. Cecil Bayless Chapman is the architect, and Mr. E. J. Davis … Read more

Fun at Fair Oaks

The Fair Oaks Motor Hotel was named for Minneapolis Milling Tycoon, William D. Washburn’s demolished mansion. Built in 1884 by E. Townsend Mix, the imposing pile of rock and brick known as Fairoaks was one of the grandest houses of era. The grounds of the 40 room mansion took up two square blocks. Washburn lived … Read more

Motoring Through Minnehaha

The Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners was created by the state legislature in 1883. The new board hired Horace Cleveland to design a system of parks and parkways to connect and preserve our natural landscapes. The result was the Minneapolis “Grand Rounds” of parkways and paths centered on the Mississippi River. This vision was expanded … Read more