Laughter, Falling Water and Time
You can’t tell by looking at this old photo, but the place where Hennepin and Lyndale Avenues meet was almost as big a traffic snarl in 1943 as it is today. It may have been worse. Back then Minneapolis had close to 100,000 more residents and many more shopping working and living close to downtown. … Read more
This 8 story building overlooking Loring Park at the corner Willow and Yale began its short life as the Nordic Hotel. Originally planned as a hospital. that was never completed it was purchased and finished by the Nordic Hotel Association in 1929. The exterior facing was of brick and Bedford stone trim. It contained 189 … Read more
Way back in 1889, just six short years after Loring Park was established, as Central Park, the Minneapolis Park Board constructed a building that looked like a little house for use as an office by the first park superintendent, William Berry. Billed by Park Board President, Charles Loring as the only man in the world … Read more