Gamble Court

WALKER METHODIST RESIDENCE AND HEALTH CENTER 3701 Bryant Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 GAMBLE COURT John Scheefe Memorial Fountain Resident’s Gardens and Memorial Greenhouse Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, head of the St. Paul area of the Methodist Church, dedicated the Walker Methodist home, 3701 Bryant avenue S. for the care of aged Methodists Of Minnesota. … Read more

The Jazz Age Women’s Hockey Craze

There is no reason why any healthy girl should catch cold while playing hockey, yet I am often told that hockey is the cause of many chills. I would say most emphatically that even when played on a cold or wet day, it is not the game which is at fault but rather the player … Read more

Foshay’s Skyscratcher

Completed in 1929, the Foshay Tower was the first skyscraper in Minneapolis the tallest building in town until 1971. The Art Deco building modeled on the Washington Monument was the creation of multimillionaire, Wilbur B. Foshay. A real estate developer who prospered in the public utilities business, Foshay lost his fortune in the 1929 stock … Read more

Take me to the Tallmadge

TALLMADGE HOTEL 1217 MARQUETTE AVE. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Across the Street from Minneapolis Auditorium* 1 1/2 blocks from LyceumTheatre* Convenient to Business and Shopping AreasTV Available* Where Parking is no Problem* Minneapolis’ only Loop Hotel with ample Free Parking in Connection

Bowling’s Big One

In 1964, bowling’s big one, a combination of the World Series and the Miss America pageant known as the Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) rolled into the Minneapolis area. For two months, 18,438 women bowlers, 9,219 doubles contestants and 5,071 five women teams sent bowling balls crashing down the lanes in Southdale and New Hope … Read more

Federal Midwest

MIDWEST FEDERAL 801 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis “A good tree to come to for shelter.” 20-story Office Tower. First total-electric office building in area. Unique ‘5th Season’ interior climate. Mechanical equipment operated by one of nation’s most advanced control centers. All faith Chapel in the Sky. Home Offices of Midwest Federal. Corporate headquarters for many major … Read more

The Club Bar

The club bar is often called the house of Kronfeld filled not as a  humorous or derisive application but because it actually is “The House that Frank Built”. For 12 years Frank Kronfeld and his brother, Bill have sought for and purchased unusual Chinese furniture, vases, carvings pictures and statues and have built their Club … Read more