Laughter, Falling Water and Time
QSL cards are used to confirm two-way radio communication between amateur radio stations and signal reception from radio, television or shortwave broadcasters. The term QSL comes from the use three-letter message encodings, known as a brevity or “Q” code. A “Q” message followed by a question mark, like “QSL?” means “do you Can you acknowledge … Read more
Born in 1914, Mary Elizabeth Greear showed such promise as a young singer that her family moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles so she could study voice with Adolfo de la Huerta. Her teacher was a former provisional president of Mexico and was rumored to be the only instructor in the world that used the … Read more
St. Paul’s Minnesota Building became Art Deco as it was being built. In the hopes of attracting more business downtown, Architect Charles H. Hausler worked with a consortium of developers to revamp a conventional design and create the city’s first Moderne high rise. The building’s exterior paved the way for buildings like the First National … Read more
On June 11th, a board of seven judges announced their decision to send 18 year old , blonde, Sylvia Brenner off to represent Minneapolis at the famous Atlantic City Beauty Pageant in New Jersey. Miss Brenner, who lived at 2736 Girard Avenue South, was chosen from a field of 100 City of Lakes beauties that … Read more
No more waterin’ holes like this ’round seven corners and Smith, But back in the day if a man had an itchin’ and wandered up Third Street before prohibition At Washington House a friend he would meet to stand at the bar shufflin’ feet and drink like a fish bourbon poured by the Glish above … Read more