Laughter, Falling Water and Time
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
You will find Minneapolis a city in which commerce and beauty have fanned a happy combination. It is big as a manufacturer and distributor, yet )t has not developed in material welfare at the expense of its natural gifts. It is a city of culture as well as one of industry. It is a city … Read more
And I remember walking through the rain with Reverend Jim. We went into Grandma’s Kitchen and looked out the window at Lake Street. Just another dark morning of coffee and cold air. The night before was a long one. Green Jeans and I had been drinking Special Export in the alley waiting for the doors … Read more
What these poster stamps are worth as an advertising medium is best told by Mr. Hartin, who says; ” This advertising has given us more general publicity than any piece we have put out in our ten years of business experience. Many of our customers have called at our office for another copy.” Poster stamps … Read more
Back in 1933, not long after the repeal of the 18th amendment, three traveling sales men who wanted to get off the dusty trail and into business for themselves launched a new restaurant. The Covered Wagon brought sizzling steaks to the heart of the Minneapolis Loop. The Benson Brothers Hugo and Fritz joined forces with … 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
“Within the four walls of this new building, business will be transacted which will affect the breadstuffs of the world.” —George A. Pillsbury President, Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Founded as the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in 1881, The Minneapolis Grain Exchange was at one time the country’s biggest wheat, barley, rye, and flax market. Designed … Read more
The use of trading stamps followed the spread of service stations and grocery stores chains across America in the early decades of the last century. After the Second World War supermarkets began issuing trading stamps as a customer incentives and before 1960 at least 250,000 retailer issued trading stamps. Trading stamp companies had over a … Read more
At the Heart of the Continent THE TWIN CITIES metropolis stands near one corner of the populous northeastern quarter of the United States. Routes from the Twin Cities to the southeast plunge into the industrial heart of America. But a few hours’ drive northward takes you into a vast wilderness that extends clear to the … Read more