Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The Green Acres Motel, once located at 2115 East 78th Street, offered comfortable and convenient lodging for modern mid-century travelers seeking a proper proximity to the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport, Fort Snelling, the Veterans Hospital, and Metropolitan Stadium—then home to the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Boasting amenities like telephones and televisions, and Hulu dancers in every … Read more
A Pleasant Hotel Social Hop – The Toilets. The Berkley Club gave a very pretty dancing party at the Berkley Hotel last night in which some 40 c couples participated. The program consisted of two numbers and four extras. Dancing began at 9 o’clock and was continued until 1 o’clock. There were a number of … Read more
The Beaufort—It Is to Be Four Stories High. The managers of the Hotel Beaufort, Messrs. Star and Harrison, will erect a new hotel on Third street opposite the post office building, which will be called the Beaufort. It will be ready for business, in place of the old house of the same name, about Aug. … Read more
Old Folks’ Haven Recently Completed at a Cost of $225,000 The Ebenezer Old Folks’ Home, located at 2545 Portland Avenue and maintained by the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America for its elderly members, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The dedicatory address will be delivered by Dr. J. A. Ansgaard, president of the … Read more
Comfort, Service,Convenience they’re all yours at the new Holiday Inn South in Minneapolis. 175 beautifully decorated luxurious suites, too. Free on-premises parking, air conditioning, full color TV, of course. And our heated swimming pool is a particular favorite with guests. Good lodging and hospitality are only part of the special atmosphere of the Holiday Inn … Read more
Homes, Lakes, and Boulevards. Its commercial and mercantile institutions, its flour mills, and its lumber industry have given it renown, yet throughout the length and breadth of the land, it has gained no greater renown among discriminating people than that given by The Leamington, the greatest apartment house of the growing Northwest. The Leamington stands … Read more
In 1903, Anna Quale Fergstad and a few other Norwegian women formed a literary club . After several meetings, Fergstad suggested the club take up charitable work. On October 19, 1903, members of the group formed the Lyngblomsten Society. Fergstad was named president. The name Lyngblomsten was selected to commemorate the national flower of Norway, … Read more
When the Radisson finally opened just before Christmas 1909, only the Minneapolis City Hall extended farther above the growing Mill City skyline. Most of the Radisson Hotel rooms had baths, and all had cold drinking water pumped from an artesian well 975 feet below the ground. The well, drilled under the supervision of expert … Read more
The upper Mid-West’s largest, finest, most complete, 100% central air-conditioned luxury hotel. 800 spacious outside rooms, suites, patio suites and penthouses. All with private bath, television, radio, record player and muzak. Five exciting restaurants and Imperial Garden – Crown Room – Norse Room and Terrace – Kaffee Klatsch – Rendez Vous Bar. Largest and finest … Read more