Laughter, Falling Water and Time
The materials for construction were selected with the greatest care ,buff Bedford Indiana limestone being used for the exterior. Its texture and grain are well adapted to this type of architecture. The velvety surface of the rubbed stone enables the designer to secure rich and cleancut shadows , which , contrasting with the plain and … Read more
Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak trees. -Longfellow You are always welcome in Minneapolis. It is a city famed as much for its hospitality as for its renowned beauty and its commercial greatness. This booklet gives you only the merest suggestion in pictures and paragraphs of its enchantment for … Read more
Levi, Samuel, and Jacob Shubert burst on to the New York theater scene at the turn of the century. Over the next twenty years the Shubert Brothers grew into the biggest theater owning and producing business in the nation. After Samuel Shubert was killed in a train wreck, the remaining brothers paid their respects by … Read more
A vital part of St. Paul’s water system, the Highland Park Water Tower rises 134 feet above the top of St. Paul second highest hill. Designed by the nation’s first African-American municipal architect, Clarence W. Wigington, the octagonal tower holds up to 200,000 gallons of water in a riveted steel tank. The exterior features blonde … Read more
At the beginning of the year this important work had advanced far enough to assure its completion for the proposed Civic Celebration. It was, however, evident that every day would have to be taken ad vantage of, and the work on the four bridges was therefore pushed as fast as weather and other controlling conditions … Read more
Minnetonka in length is about 24 miles, its shore line over 300. is broken into bays with irregular shores, and containing many islands. Its waters are clear, pure and cool, and abound with fish. Its banks are generally high and rolling, and covered with a heavy growth of hardwood timber, consisting of maple, elm, oak. … Read more
When it opened in 1937, the new Geyhound Terminal offered Minneapolis numerous travel advantages over many other cities. The terminal was easily accessible because of its location. It had immediate connections with local transportation facilities, including 4 streetcar lines with service to all parts of the city within a radius of one block. The Twin … Read more
Few institutions have accomplished greater results for individual citizens as well as the city and state as a whole, than the Northwestern National Life Insurance Company of Minneapolis—The Home Company. Backed by men whose names are written large in the history of Minneapolis, the Northwestern National has achieved a national reputation as one of the … Read more
Grading for the rose garden at Lyndale Park was started rather late and the work in connection with same was much more extensive on account of the character of the material encountered. Altogether about 5,000 yards of loam and gravel were handled by scrapers. The grading was completed before winter set in and the beds … Read more