Laughter, Falling Water and Time
One of the finest buildings in the country devoted to the use of a fraternal lodge is the club house of Minneapolis Lodge No. 44 B. P. O. E. The club building was completed at a cost of $380,000 and occupied early in 1913. It is a five-story brick structure, located at Second Av. S. … Read more
ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION Minneapolis Manufacturing Building Rouses Interest in the East With the ground floor plan and complementary references, Howard Knowlton devotes over page of matter in the Engineering Record of New York to the new Cream of Wheat building in Minneapolis he begins with this statement that it is unusual in these days for … Read more
The official opening of the $13.3 million Saint Paul Hilton was planned and prepared down to the last introduction, everything but the ribbon. “We discovered last night that we had no ribbon to cut, ” one of the planners confided to reporters assembled for the big day. A ribbon was procured, appropriately cut, and the … Read more
A Grill Room has been unknown to Minneapolis men until Peter Zahnen opened his German Grill Room at 253 Hennepin. You cannot do better than to pay this excellent little cafe a visit. The sea foods are excellent. If you are tired of the ordinary restaurant, you will do well to try Zahnen’s German Grill … Read more
First National Soo Line Building — This building, completed early in 1915, is regarded as the most modern and best equipped office building in the Northwest. The building, including the ground lease, is valued at $1,750,000. It is 19 stories above the street line and has three basements, and fronts 165 feet on Fifth St. … Read more
Another notable railroad bridge constructed during the years 1881 to 1893, is one over the Mississippi river at Minneapolis, Minn., carrying two tracks of the union rail-roads into that,city. Col. Charles C. Smith directed the work. There are four spans of 100 feet, one each of 71 feet, 43 feet and 40 feet, and fifteen … Read more
After the big newspapers of Minneapolis were consolidated during the Depression, many of their offices were moved to the Daily Star building on Portland Avenue. Extensive renovations on the original 1919 structure were completed in 1940, and after World War II the facility was expanded. In 1949, the building housed the presses and offices of … Read more
The Ryan Hotel in St. Paul in was the finest luxury hotel Minnesota had to offer in the late 19th century. Designed by architect James J. Egan, construction of the hotel was funded by a millionaire gold and silver miner named Dennis Ryan. Rising from the Northeast corner of 6th and Robert, this Gothic creation … Read more
Construction on the National Bank of Commerce Building at 4th and Marquette began in 1887. Designed by Minneapolis architect, Harry W. Jones the building, was completed in 1889. Inspired by Henry H. Richardson’s Field Building in Chicago. The National Bank of Commerce was featured in a 1889 issue of Northwestern Architect. Jones may have worked … Read more