The New Post Office

POST OFFICE BUILDING Minneapolis, Minnesota This building contains 362 thousand square feet of floor area. It was completed in 1934 at a cost of five million dollars. Building was occupied March 1st, 1935. Our new post office was completed in 1933 and formally opened on March 9th, 1935. Designed by Léon Eugène Arnal, while he … Read more

Saintly City Hall

This beautiful boulevard and parkway skirts the south edge of the loop district, along the Mississippi River. The impressive building to right is the Ramsey County Court House and St. Paul City Hall. Saint Paul’s City Hall and Court House, unique in design and architecture, is one of the finest, most modern buildings o: its … Read more

Farmers & Mechanics

F & M has grown with Minneapolis. It is a pioneer in many ways — it pioneered the mutual savings idea which prospered in the North Star State. Its leaders were from pioneer families who helped to lay the foundations of Minneapolis —and many of whose descendants have occupied and continue to occupy leadership positions … Read more

St. Paul’s Post Office

St. Paul’s United States Post Office and Custom House sit above the Mississippi River at 180 Kellogg Boulevard East. Located next to Union Depot and the city’s bushiness district, the facility was at the center of the city’s postal operations for much of the glorious twentieth century. When the original building was completed in 1934, … Read more

Downtown Lutheran

The imposing stone edifice of Central Lutheran Church stands at the southern edge of beautiful downtown Minneapolis. The church began when a group of Norwegian-American laymen came together to fill the need for a Norwegian Lutheran presence in the heart of the city. After victory came in World War I, the founders decided that the … Read more

Nicollet is Noted

Known as the “Fifth Avenue of the Northwest”, Nicollet is noted for its fine modern stores furnishing merchandise gathered from all over the world along with products made in Minneapolis – City of Lakes and Parks Paris creations, imported specialties, exciting American products, these are all a familiar part of the bustling Minneapolis retail seen. … Read more

The Old Post Office

Excavations for the new building began in 1883, and in April, 1886, the first foundation stone was laid. Isaac Hodgson, of Minneapolis, was the architect in charge from August 5, 1883, until August 10th, 1884. He was then succeeded by E. F. Bassford, of St. Paul, who had prepared new plans. On July 1st, 1889, … Read more

The St. Paul Athletic Club

The St. Paul Athletic Club, corner 4th and Cedar streets, has a frontage on 4th street of 112 feet and 100 feet on Cedar street and is founded on broader lines and will cover a much wider scope and field of usefulness in the community at large than similar organizations in the country of its … Read more

St. Paul’s Union Depot

The headhouse of the new union Depot at Saint Paul was thrown open for public inspection last Sunday. Thousands of enthusiastic Saint Paul lights visited the station and admired the beauty of its interior decorations. The cost of the headhouse was $1,000,000. It will take another 4 years to make the other necessary changes including … Read more