Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Harry E. Pence is the president and general manager of the Pence Automobile Company, was born on October 7, 1867, in the state of Ohio, at the town of Springboro. His father, Charles N. Pence, was a farmer in the vicinity of Springboro, and his son spent his early life on the farm and began … 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 twelve- story concrete office building erected in 1910 at the corner of Hennepin Av. and Sixth St. at a cost of about $1,000,000. It is thoroughly modern in every respect and absolutely fire-proof. The exterior walls are of red brick, stone and terra cotta. Interior fittings are of mahogany. Simplicity of design, solidity and … Read more
Merchants Bank Building (The New). — This excellent modern bank building is located on the northwest corner of 4th and Robert streets, covering 100 feet on Robert street by 155 feet on 4th street. The total expenditures on this structure, which has been arranged especially for attorneys and commercial pur poses, are in the neighborhood … 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
Designed by the Minneapolis firm, Long F.B. & Co, construction on the seven story Kasota Building began in 1884. In August of that year, the Minneapolis Tribune reported that the building, on the corner of 4th and Hennepin had reached the sixth story. There were rumors that the remaining vacant space east of the part … Read more
Built in 1890 by the 10-story New York Life Insurance Co. this building stood at the corner of Fifth Street and Second Avenue South with a frontage of 165 feet on the former and 121 feet on the latter thoroughfare. In exterior appearance it was massive and substantial. The lower stories were of St. Cloud … Read more
The 157 foot Globe Building at 4th Street South was the tallest building in the city from 1882–1886. Fire Insurance maps indicate this building was 124 feet to the top of a rear penthouse, but the turret at the southeast corner rose higher than this.Originally built as an office building it had become a parking … Read more
SHAPELESS masses of stone and iron ore, sleeping beneath the soil of Minnesota, have been raised from their age-old beds to answer the call of engineer, architect and builder .. . men who vision great buildings and make their visions real. Today such a vision is taking form before our eyes, cleancut and symmetrical, as … Read more