Laughter, Falling Water and Time
CRYSTAL MOTEL 5650 Lakeland Ave. No.. Minneapolis 28, Minn. (County Rd. 10 U. S. Highways 52 & 218) In the Heart of the Shopping Centers and only 10 min. to the Loop. Free Inn Room Coffee – Individually-controlled Heat – With and Without Air Conditioning – also Kitchenettes & TV. Phone: 537-9947 Area Code: 612
The good old Bungalow Inn, brightened the corner of Bass Lake Road and Highway Fifty-Two for over 40 years. Elmer C. Hartig was running a gas station when he took over a small neighborhood bar at 6221 56th Avenue North. He grew the bushiness and expanded into a popular restaurant and lounge. In the 1960’s … Read more
Isabelle Jackson was born in St. Paul back in 1902. Her family moved to Minneapolis when she was just two years old. After she graduated fro the University of Minnesota she Married Rollin Jackson. In 1956 the couple built the Suburban Hotel just up the road in Crystal. Rollin and Isabelle operated the motel until … Read more
Some folks say the estimated number of motels in America tripled between 1940 and 1960. People on the move with money to spend found modern motels with well-appointed rooms out on the edges of just about every metropolitan area. Air conditioning, television, radios, tiled bathrooms, easy chairs, coin operated vibrating beds, swimming pools and movie … Read more