Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Schmitt Music Company’s mural of Ravel’s “Scarbo” from “Gaspard de la Nuit” on a wall of its downtown Minneapolis headquarters store has drawn attention since 1972. French pianist Desire N’Kaoua, who noted the wall on a visit, liked it so much that a photo is featured in the liner notes of his album, “Maurice Ravel: … Read more
The State Park is the largest improved area of park land, A small section is laid out in conventional fashion, but the greater part of it is in its natural state. The attraction of the spot is the falls of Minnehaha. Down a descent of fifty feet they leap, shivering into filmy spray. From the … Read more
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THOSE BRIDGES AGAIN It seems that the writer of this, who happens to be the editor of the TRIBUNE, and the proprietor thereof, misrecollected as to the cost of the substructure of the suspension bridge, and accordingly is duly roasted by that wonderful genius of modern history, Andrew J. Rinker, city engineer. Mr. Rinker told … Read more
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT Minnesota Soldiers’ Home, Minnehaha, July 31, ‘1907. Captain James Compton, Commandant. Dear Sir:— Another year’s labor calls for an “Account of stewardship,” and happy indeed is the worker who can say with Carlyle, “The true hero is the man who knows his work and does it.” The labor of the year has been … Read more
Steel Arch Bridge. — The “steel arch bridge” spans the west channel of the Mississippi from Bridge Square (the foot of Nicollet and Hennepin Avenues) to Central Avenue on Nicollet Island. This is the main thoroughfare between the east and west sides of the river. It has a width of 80 feet; with a roadway … Read more
Maryland Hotel Is Sold Minneapolis Syndicate Buys Hostelry for $230,000- Wing to Be Added. The Maryland Hotel, Grant Street and Vine Place, has been sold to Frank Mannon and a corporation of Minneapolis business men, known as the Maryland Associates. for $230,000. Mr.Mannon is the most prominent figure in the deal and will have active … Read more
Harriet Park is one of a very different order. It is fashionable, conventional and metropolitan. It is a Coney Island in miniature. It embraces the banks of Lake Harriet, and has a beautiful boulevard encircling the lake. Here the fashionable carriages roll in endless procession of a Sunday afternoon. From the stage floating upon the … Read more
In 1944 the WALKER ART CENTER had its face lifted, streamlined and noticed by the thousands who traveled up and down Lowry Hill. The building’s architectural appearance, finally oriented to its North American environment, drew praise and acclaim from as far away as Manitoba. Critics noted that the removal of the Walker’s pseudo. Moorish mask … Read more