Bandana Squares

The 1884 red wooden caboose sits on a transfer table once used to move railroad cars at the former repair shops of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1885 and now on the National Register of Historic Places, the old Como Shops are part of the new business- residential complex known as Bandana Square. A … Read more

All for Anoka

Halloween Capital STATISTICS : Population 8,500 Located in Anoka County , 18 miles from Minneapolis – St . Paul Located on major highways U.S. No. 10 , 169 , 52 ; Minnesota No. 56 , 157 , 218 , 242 On Rum and Mississippi Rivers Industrial Sites Available TWIN CITIES For further information , write … Read more

Bridge Number 9

The first Northern Pacific Railroad bridge at this location was built in 1885. That bridge got rebuilt in 1917 so it could handle bigger locomotives and heavier trains. In 1922, the old bridge was removed and the new Bridge #9, designed by Frederick W. Cappelen was constructed. In 1955 the bridge was rebuilt as to … Read more

Rice Park

The scene of circuses, celebrations and concerts and seven years older than New York’s famous Central Park, this land was designated you Public Square in 1849 by John R. Irvine, a territorial pioneer. and Henry M. Rice territorial delegate in United States Senator after statehood. Rice for whom the park was named was native of … Read more