Laughter, Falling Water and Time
HISTORY of GALE INSTITUTE THE GALE INSTITUTE 3255 Hennepin Minneapolis, began operation under the name of Electronic Radio-Television Institute. This private trade school became GALE INSTITUTE in 1931, in 1954 it was purchased by John D. and James L. Sheehan. GALE INSTITUTE settled in its three-stow building in 1951. A lovely residential area. there is … Read more
Located in the heart of Minneapolis’ Chain of Lakes District, the Rainbow was opened in 1919, and it has been operated ever since by the Legeros’ and their fine staff, some of whom have been with the restaurant for over 25 years. Originally the Rainbow was as large as the present Coffee Shop. It has … 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
The Calhoun theater, notable among neighborhood theaters of Minneapolis as the largest and best equipped reopened January 29th after being closed for a fortnight for enlargement. The enlarged house seats 1480 and is with a single exception the largest motion picture house in the city, the exception being the New Garrick, one of the downtown … Read more
“Why go to a health resort when you can obtain the same or better results in Minneapolis without loss of time or attention to business. Looking at these interiors views of the Sulphur Vapor-Bath Parlors at 2526 Hennepin Avenue demonstrate our standards of cleanliness. Our baths were awarded a gold medal and international diploma at … Read more
The Mediterranean Revival was first introduced in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. It became popular during the 1920s and 1930s. The style evolved from renewed interest in the Italian Renaissance architecture of palaces and seaside villas dating from the sixteenth century. The Grananda was built in 1929. For many years … Read more