Longfellow in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
2700 East Lake: Coliseum Building ⎯⎯⎯ Freeman's Department Store
The Museum in the Streets: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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27th and Lake: Industry and Transportation Infrastructure
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Photographed by McGhiever, June 10, 2022
1. 2700 East Lake: Coliseum Building / Freeman's Department Store Marker
Inscription.
A Native of Lake City, Minnesota, Elmer "E.B." Freeman opened a small haberdashery shop near East 25th Street and 26th Avenue around 1914. Three years later, he relocated his business to the first floor of the new Coliseum Building at 27th Avenue and Lake Street. By the early 1920s, the store had a strong customer base in the fast-growing working-class neighborhood. E.B.'s wife, Harriet, started a women's department, and Freeman's gradually evolved into a full-scale department store. Freeman's survived the Depression by providing quality products at good prices to area residents, many of whom were still employed in factory jobs at Minneapolis-Moline and the Ford Plant in St. Paul. E.B. was a great local booster, sponsoring the annual Aquatennial parade and Minnehaha and Lake Businessmen's Association. Freeman's closed in 1975.,
A Native of Lake City, Minnesota, Elmer "E.B." Freeman opened a small haberdashery shop near East 25th Street and 26th Avenue around 1914. Three years later, he relocated his business to the first floor of the new Coliseum Building at 27th Avenue and Lake Street. By the early 1920s, the store had a strong customer base in the fast-growing working-class neighborhood. E.B.'s wife, Harriet, started a women's department, and Freeman's gradually evolved into a full-scale department store. Freeman's survived the Depression by providing quality products at good prices to area residents, many of whom were still employed in factory jobs at Minneapolis-Moline and the Ford Plant in St. Paul. E.B. was a great local booster, sponsoring the annual Aquatennial parade and Minnehaha and Lake Businessmen's Association. Freeman's closed in 1975.
Nativo de Lake City, Minnesota, Elmer "E.B." Freeman abrió una pequeña tienda de ropa y accesorios para caballeros cerca de East 25th Street y 26th Avenue en 1914. Tres años después, trasladó el negocio al primer piso del nuevo Coliseum Building en 27th Avenue y Lake Street. A comienzos de los 1920, tenía una clientela fija en el creciente barrio de clase obrera. Su mujer, Harriet, empezó un departamento de damas, y Freeman's se convirtió gradualmente en una verdadera tienda de departamentos. Freeman's sobrevivió la Depresión al proporcionar productos de calidad a buen precio a residentes locales, muches de ellos empleados de fábricas en Minneapolis-Moline y Ford en St. Paul. E.B. era un gran patrocinador local, patricinando el desfile anual Aquatennial y las asociaciones Minnehaha y Lake Businessmen's Association. Freeman's cerró en 1975.
Location. 44° 56.898′ N, 93° 14.008′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Longfellow. It is at the intersection of East Lake Street and 27th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on East Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3002 27th Avenue S, Minneapolis MN 55406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
Photographed by McGhiever, June 23, 2022
2. 2700 East Lake Marker on the corner opposite the Coliseum Building
Regarding 2700 East Lake: Coliseum Building / Freeman's Department Store. The Coliseum Building was badly damaged by fire in the civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Photographed by McGhiever, June 23, 2022
3. The Coliseum Building, badly damaged by fire in 2020
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 1,811 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
