Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Could you learn to love me in Minneapolis or will I have to move to St. Paul Could we find a home near Powderhorn Merriam Park is too dear and too small Could you learn to love me Minneapolis or will you stay behind Dayton’s Bluff The shops stay open late on Hennepin Avenue and … Read more
The Golden Rule Department Store was established at 7th and Minnesota Streets by William Elsinger, Joseph Elsinger and Jacob Dittenhofer in 1886. Five years later the store was moved to a three story building at what is now 85 7th Place East. An Addition was made to the building in 1901 and in 1902 C. … Read more
Above the southern entrance to the Minnesota state capital building is a gilded quadriga called “The Progress of the State”. Standing upon a triumphal car drawn by four spirited horses, is the figure of “Prosperity,” holding in one hand the horn of plenty, in the other a banner with the symbols of state. The horses … Read more
The Art Deco St. Paul Women’s City Club Building in downtown Saint Paul once provided a dining room, assembly rooms, dressing rooms, and bedrooms for members and guests of the club.The St. Paul Women’s City Club. The organization grew out of a post World War I American Woman’s Club movement. The group met in the … Read more
Hamline University was founded in Red Wing, Minnesota 158 years ago. Named after Methodist Bishop Leonidas Lent, this private liberal arts college is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state. One of the five Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, Hamline has a total enrollment of 4,900 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The construction … Read more
SKYLINE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER St. Paul. Minnesota The impressive Saint Paul Skyline. from the Mississippi River showing Federal Building, right; First National Bank Building in the background and Court House at left. The excursion Steamer “Avalon” at the dock. FIRST NATIONAL BANK ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA This skyscraper. 502 feet in height, has dominated the … Read more
St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center was completed in 1902. Originally, the building served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891-92. The exterior is pink granite ashlar with a hipped red tile roof, … Read more
Last week I took my nephew to Mickey’s Diner for lunch after spending all morning at the Children’s Museum. I think we touched every single thing in the entire place with especially long stops at the bubbles, shipping yard, and ant hill. Both of us were tired and needed to refuel after so much activity. … Read more
There’s only one girl in Minneapolis and two or three in Saint Paul I knew a girl in Robbinsdale, but she was too tall There’s only one girl in Minneapolis I don’t know any in Golden Valley There’s one out in Edina, my sister Sally There’s only one in Minneapolis She’s all I need to … Read more