Laughter, Falling Water and Time
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
If there is one class of students at East High which deserves more than any other the honor and praise of the student body, that class is composed of those boys and girls who work their way through school. The rich man’s son (often a worthless sort, though sometimes quite the contrary) does not, and … Read more
In 1932 Calvin W. Jarvis, one of the Principals of Central, wrote a brief history of Central and estimated that over 15,000 young men and women had graduated from Central during the fifty years from 1880 to 1930. During the 52 years from 1930 to 1982, at least 25,000 more students have graduated, which means … Read more
Inspired by a spirited effort to keep up with the cities of St.Anthony and St. Paul, the founding fathers of Minneapolis lured a couple Boston businessmen west to build the Nicollet House Hotel. James M.Eustis and W.H. Judd promised the new city a five floor, brick building equal to any of the fine hotels that … Read more
ST. ANTHONY FALLS BRIDGE at Minneapolis, Minnesota, completed in June, 1918, at a cost of $865,000. It is the largest concrete arch bridge, built on a reverse curve, that spans the Mississippi River at any point from source to its mouth. Designed and built by the Minneapolis City Engineering Department.
ST. PAUL—STATE CAPITOL 161 St. Anthony, St. Paul, Mn. Telephone: (651) 227-871 1 Toll Free: (800) 323-9050 LOCATION: Just off 1 94 at Marion St. Exit, near junction with 1 35 E. Only blocks from the State Capitol; only minutes from St. Paul Civic Center, the new Science Museum of MN with its unique Omnitheater, … Read more