The Cooper Theatre

The Minneapolis Cooper Theatre— 5755 Wayzata Blvd. – Just 7 minutes from Downtown An architectural Symphony In the Round’! The Cooper is one of the first million dollar theatres in the world built exclusively for the showing of Cinerama productions! The Cooper’s 105 foot screen gives the illusion of “participating action”. Graduated floor levels provide … Read more

Suddenly Sibley

GENERAL HENRY HASTINGS SIBLEY’S HOME Mendota, Minnesota Built in 1835 Home of Henry Hastings Sibley, first Governor of the State of Minnesota in 1858. The East Room was used as the first Capitol of Minnesota. The Sibiey House was restored by the Minnesota Daughters of the American Revolution, and is now a Museum. Many relics … Read more

The Capital’s Holiday Inn

ST. PAUL—STATE CAPITOL 161 St. Anthony, St. Paul, Mn. Telephone: (651) 227-871 1 Toll Free: (800) 323-9050 LOCATION: Just off 1 94 at Marion St. Exit, near junction with 1 35 E. Only blocks from the State Capitol; only minutes from St. Paul Civic Center, the new Science Museum of MN with its unique Omnitheater, … Read more

The Buzza Building

George Buzza founded his company in Minneapolis in 1907. The early products included college advertising posters, greeting cards, books and later framed mottos. Buzza was considered to be a pioneer in his use of color and the variety of papers used in the greeting cards. In 1917 the company turned a corner with sales of … Read more

The Mighty Minnesota Theater

When the Minnesota Theater opened in 1928 it was the fifth largest theater in the country, with seating for over 4,000 in a huge auditorium. The three-story grand lobby was based upon the Sainte-Chappelle at Versailles, and contained a large marble staircase, rows of Corinthian columns with gilded capitals, and on the mezzanine, a grand … Read more

Park Congregational Church

The Second Congregational Church of Minneapolis was first known as Vine Street Church and later called Park Avenue Congregational. The church founded in 1867 in an enclave of New Englanders on what was the city’s near south side. In the 1870s the first Scandinavian immigrants started showing up in Minneapolis and many settled in and … Read more