Laughter, Falling Water and Time
To the Editor of The Journal, It certainly would be a graceful act on the part of the regents of the state university to name the new main building Folwell Hall. It would be a deserved recognition of the services of one who has given his whole life to the service of his country, his … Read more
Designed by Saint Paul architectural firm Omeyer and Thori, Augsburg’s Old Main was completed in 1901 at a cost of $35,000. After the building’s dedication in 1902, the “New Main” became the center of campus life, housing a chapel, gymnasium, classrooms, library and museum. The “New Main” aged gracefully and become oldest building on the … Read more
The Northstar Inn and the Marquette Inn. luxury hotels in the heart of a vibrant downtown.Linked by two second-level enclosed sk»yays. the Northstar and the Marquette combine to meet every need of the individual traveler or the full-blown convention. with indoor parking. the latest in room design and service, restaurants. bars. meeting rooms, retail shops … Read more
This week of dual import for the northwest’s veterans of war is at its climax today with the formal ceremonies in dedication of the great modern government hospital at Fort Snelling where will lie for healing scores of those youths who, with a laugh and sometimes a prayer, enlisted just one decade ago. Ten thousand … Read more
The first Northern Pacific Railroad bridge at this location was built in 1885. That bridge got rebuilt in 1917 so it could handle bigger locomotives and heavier trains. In 1922, the old bridge was removed and the new Bridge #9, designed by Frederick W. Cappelen was constructed. In 1955 the bridge was rebuilt as to … Read more
THE PRIDE OF THE CITY The Grand West Hotel Being Rapidly Prepared for Its Early Opening. Magnificent Public House. the Equal of Any in tho Country. Arrangements and Conveniences of the Best and Fittings of the Richest. A Descriptive Detail of the Splendid Structure and Appointments— A Magnificent Building. Everything that Money Can Procure and … Read more
The facade of the Cyrus Northrup Memorial Auditorium,a $1,000,000 building, heads the “Cass Gilbert” mall of the “Greater University” campus. Construction began in 1928, the new auditorium was originally planned to seat 5,000 and contain a special memorial to Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota between the years of 1885 and 1911. The … Read more
Old fashioned hospitality, sought by the traveler but not always found, is the first thing you notice at an Imperial Motel. We think it is an ingredient which has contributed greatly to the Success Of our growing business. Starting with a friendly welcome when you register. the Imperial 400 Motel management is interested in being … Read more
Barely 100 feet from the entrance to the Museum of Natural History on the University of Minnesota campus is a 7,600-pound chunk of basalt rock that was rudely dislodged from its subterranean resting place when the site of the present museum was being excavated in the fall of 1938. This pebble with ambition—actually a “glacial … Read more