Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
This 1893 map shows the system of tunnels that ran under the West Side Milling District–part of the complex waterworks that brought energy from the 50-foot drop of the falls into the mills. Water from the
river above the falls flowed through . . . — — Map (db m28081) HM
Near Portland Avenue near West River Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
The historical, weather-worn bricks of today's Whitney have a story to tell. Since the late 1800s, these bricks have shaped the Minneapolis riverfront and witnessed its transformation. Once covered with the white dust of flour, these walls now . . . — — Map (db m231337) HM
On Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The landscape around the Falls was transformed by many types of construction. Blasting and excavations for bridge supports and rail trackage modified the river banks, rail trestles were built over the canal and tailrace to serve the mills, and a . . . — — Map (db m241354) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
When Europeans first saw the falls, the crest was well below Hennepin Island. Natural erosion caused the line of the falls to move steadily upriver at about four feet a year. By the 1850s, the cataract was approaching the upper limit of the . . . — — Map (db m28025) HM
Near West River Parkway east of Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This arch was the main entrance to the Washburn A Mill. The mill was built in 1879 on the site of the company's first A Mill (constructed in 1874), which was leveled in a flour-dust explosion on May 2, 1878. The plaque honors the memory of 14 . . . — — Map (db m231562) HM
Near W. River Parkway west of Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Discriminatory rates charged by Chicago-owned railroads favored Milwaukee and Chicago flour mills. Minneapolis millers fought back by building their own railroad, the Soo Line.
On May 2, 1878, a massive explosion caused by flour dust . . . — — Map (db m243044) HM
Near Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The City Waterworks
Even during the heyday of the milling period, the towering mills, rail lines, bridges, and other aboveground features were only part of the setting which made the district an industrial powerhouse. Hidden underground . . . — — Map (db m235430) HM
The Stone Arch Bridge of the Burlington Northern Railway is acknowledged to be one of the finest stone viaducts in the world, due to its massive masonry, lofty arches, and graceful curvature.
Constructed: 1882-1883 — — Map (db m152946)
On Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Waterpower Engineering
Almost immediately after lands on the west side of the Falls were opened for private development in 1855, the Minneapolis Mill Company began to exploit the use of waterpower for commercial purposes. In 1857, the . . . — — Map (db m235926) HM
1. The Falls of St. Anthony
This cataract, in which the Mississippi drops about seventy-five feet, is formed by the jutting edge of a hard layer of limestone over a bed of soft sandstone. In pre-historic times, the falls was located near the . . . — — Map (db m231723) HM
On Portland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The hydroelectric plant built at the end of the dam in the 1890s had large arched windows for light and ventilation. The dam today is downstream from the railroad truss bridge that towered above the plant; only piers from the bridge . . . — — Map (db m238618) HM
Near West River Parkway east of Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing on what was the ground floor of the Washburn A Mill. This floor housed the equipment that linked the power of St. Anthony Falls to the machines that milled the flour. That huge hole in front of you is a turbine pit.
When . . . — — Map (db m231521) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
Minneapolis on the west bank of the river quickly overtook St. Anthony on the east side. A major reason was more efficient use of water power. In 1857 the Minneapolis Mill Company started to build a canal along South First Street. Enlarged and . . . — — Map (db m27746) HM
On West River Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
The rail platform over the waterpower canal in 1900.
Rising above the broken slabs of limestone cast off by the falls, the double row of flour mills along the west-side power canal created a narrow canyon shadowed by . . . — — Map (db m234946) HM
On West River Parkway east of Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This mill was erected in the year 1879 on the site of Washburn Mill "A" which was totally destroyed on the second day of May 1878, by fire and a terrific explosion occasioned by the rapid combustion of flour dust. Not one stone was left upon . . . — — Map (db m231238) HM
On Portland Avenue at West River Parkway, on the left when traveling north on Portland Avenue.
How did water turn the wheels of industry?
Without the direct drive waterpower from St. Anthony Falls, the Minneapolis riverfront we know today might not exist. From the 1850s into the 1900s, the strength of the Mississippi River allowed . . . — — Map (db m231591) HM
On Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The history of the city and events in our past have determined how we arrived at this point in time, as well as how we make decisions and view the world today.
Mill Ruins Park Public Archaeology Program, . . . — — Map (db m232482) HM
On Hennepin Avenue north of 1st Street S., on the right when traveling east.
The City of Minneapolis was incorporated in 1855, soon after the first bridge opened across the Mississippi. Its two main thoroughfares, Hennepin and Nicollet Avenues, met at Bridge Square. That area quickly became the commercial center of a town . . . — — Map (db m231722) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.4 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
People have long crossed the river at about this point. This was a natural fording place, used by Native Americans and also by soldiers from Fort Snelling. The first documented ferry service was provided by a Dakota Indian woman with her canoe in . . . — — Map (db m50228) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
This aerial view shows the gatehouse, water power canal and adjacent mills as they appeared in 1945. They, together with similar structures on the east bank, made Minneapolis the milling capital of the nation from 1880-1930. Changes in marketing and . . . — — Map (db m27169) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.3 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
For Native American people, the Falls of St. Anthony was a landmark and sacred place. The river was a major highway for trade and travel. Although no Indian villages have been recorded here, oral traditions suggest frequent visits for fishing and . . . — — Map (db m43661) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.1 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
The square seven-story building with a sloping mansard roof at First Street and Fifth Avenue was built in 1879 as the Crown Roller Mill. It was then one of the largest and most modern flour mills at the falls, although its daily capacity of 2,400 . . . — — Map (db m43004) HM
On Hennepin Avenue north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
A project for the City and the People of Minneapolis by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency
[City Officials listed]
"Dedicated to the People of Minneapolis and their children and their children's children, that through the years it . . . — — Map (db m71879) HM
Do you know how many times the Stevens House has been moved?
For 134 years, this small wood structure has been moved four times. The third move, which brought the house to Minnehaha Park, is heralded as the first act . . . — — Map (db m243401) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
"This viaduct...is the only one of its kind that spans the Father of Waters, and is one of the largest and most noteworthy in the United States.
Firmer than the earth which supports it, it is constructed to stand the test of time."
. . . — — Map (db m27042) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.2 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
The red brick building at the corner of Third Avenue and First Street was one of many factories that supplied the barrels used for flour. Called coopers, the skilled workers who made barrels pioneered a new role for labor in Minneapolis. When their . . . — — Map (db m44523) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.4 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
The US Post Office stands on the site of the first permanent dwelling in what is now Minneapolis. The land was part of the Fort Snelling Military Reservation in 1849, but the army allowed John H. Stevens to build a house in return for operating a . . . — — Map (db m43036) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.2 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
Minneapolis flour milling magnate, Cadwallader C. Washburn, was a member of a Maine family that sent four brothers to Congress, all from different states. Cadwallader served Wisconsin as congressman (1854-61, 1867-71) and governor (1872-73). His . . . — — Map (db m44409) HM
On West River Parkway, 0.2 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
After the Washburn A Mill explosion in 1878, a young Vienna-born engineer called on owner Cadwallader C. Washburn with a dust-collecting device that he said would prevent such accidents. Washburn hired him to oversee rebuilding the A Mill. . . . — — Map (db m43664) HM
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board welcomes you to Minnehaha Park. The park consists of two levels: The upper level is maintained as an open picnicking area. Many of the city's traditional festivals such as Svenskarnas Dag are held here. The . . . — — Map (db m40787) HM
Near Godfrey Road, 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
Big Water
The Mississippi River, paramount among North American rivers, along with its tributaries, forms the world's fifth largest drainage system in area – 1,244,000 square miles. The Indians called this river "Father of Waters", . . . — — Map (db m106852) HM
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive near Godfrey Road.
Near Fort Snelling, 10,000 years ago, melt water from the Wisconsin glacier was discharged through the Mississippi River and plunged over a ledge of Platteville limestone into a gorge cut chiefly in the white St. Peter sandstone. The . . . — — Map (db m40765) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Planted April 27 1932
This tablet placed
Americanization Day
April 27 1934
By Halvarson-Bowers Aux' 187
Veterans of Foreign Wars — — Map (db m17227) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
[In Swedish and English, English version follows]:
Oh God, who rulest fate of nations,
Almighty thou in every land;
Who holdest life and death’s privations.
Within the hollow of thy hand,
Whatever punishment thou wieldest
For . . . — — Map (db m17235) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
Built in 1850, this was the first house on the west bank of the Mississippi, located at Saint Anthony Falls near the present-day Minneapolis Post Office.
John H. Stevens received permission to occupy the site, a part of the Fort . . . — — Map (db m17264) HM
On West River Parkway at Godfrey Parkway, on the right when traveling north on West River Parkway.
During the 19th century, settlers, tourists, and artists were drawn to the Falls picturesque beauty, while entrepreneurs seized the water power of the falls for their lumber and flour mills. Meanwhile, promoters of river transportation viewed St. . . . — — Map (db m212195) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
Milwaukee Road station agents affectionately referred to the quaint little Minnehaha Depot as "the Princess." Its delicate gingerbread architecture is reminiscent of the Victorian era when ladies in bustles and gentlemen in high collars traveled . . . — — Map (db m17233) HM
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive near Godfrey Road.
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Governor Karl Rolvaag enjoy the spray from Minnehaha Falls. On that day in 1964, however, Minneapolis was experiencing a drought. In order to create the beautiful display of the falls . . . — — Map (db m41153) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Do you know how many times the Stevens House has been moved?
For 134 years, this small wood structure has been moved four times. The third move, which brought the house to Minnehaha Park, is heralded as the first act of historic . . . — — Map (db m243432) HM
Near Godfrey Road, 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
Navigation on this stretch of the river in its natural state upstream from St. Paul to Minneapolis was hazardous. During high flows, the current was swift, and during low flows, huge boulders made navigation almost impossible. It wasn't until . . . — — Map (db m131135) HM
Near West River Parkway north of East 44th Street.
Did you know that the Winchell Trail was the first rustic hiking trail in the city?
This mostly unpaved trail winds through the gorge on the west side of the Mississippi River between Franklin Ave and Godfrey Road, ending near Minnehaha . . . — — Map (db m176187) HM
Near Godfrey Road, 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
Those piles of stone and brush in the river, known as wing dams, are both cursed and praised by many a recreation boater. Lurking beneath the water near propeller depth, thousands of these jetties are located along the mainstem of the river. They . . . — — Map (db m131136) HM
On 13th Avenue NE at Madison Street NE, on the right when traveling east on 13th Avenue NE.
Did you know that neighborhood recreation in Minneapolis began at Logan Park?
The ten-acre First Ward Park was one of the first purchased in 1883, the year the Park Board was established. First named Washburn Park, it was . . . — — Map (db m236201) HM
On E. Lake Street at 27th Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
In 1927, Christ Manolis purchased the candy store at the southwest corner of 27th Avenue and Lake Street. Manolis emigrated from Greece at the age of 13 as part of the Great Diaspora—the migration of hundreds of thousands of young Greeks . . . — — Map (db m134537) HM
On East Lake Street at 27th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on East Lake Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m205069) HM
On 27th Avenue S. at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on 27th Avenue S.. Reported missing.
Since the 1880s, 27th Avenue and Lake Street has been a center of commercial activity. The area was linked to downtown Minneapolis in 1890 when the electric streetcar was extended down Minnehaha Avenue en route to Minnehaha Park. Its . . . — — Map (db m134539) HM
On E. Lake Street at S. 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
The Lake Theater stood at 2721-23 East Lake from 1915 to the early 1960s. It was part of a group of theaters that obtained films through a "block system," rather than individual film selection. By 1926, this system alarmed the . . . — — Map (db m135079) HM
On E. 31st Street at S. 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E. 31st Street.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church began in 1904 when a group of younger members of St. Peder's Lutheran Church, a Danish-speaking congregation, split from St. Peder's over the issue of English in Sunday school and services. The new church . . . — — Map (db m135064) HM
On E. Lake Street east of 29th Avenue S., on the right when traveling east.
When it opened in February 1924, the East Lake branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was a vital educational center for the growing neighborhood. East Lake was one of the 13 branch libraries established under the leadership of Gratia . . . — — Map (db m135073) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue S. near E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
The story of Fire Station No. 21 begins in 1894, when fire engines were large wagons pulled by a team of horses that transported firemen and equipment. Until 1901, the station had only a "chemical engine," an extinguisher unit meant to . . . — — Map (db m134487) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue near E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
Martinus Nelson built a blacksmith shop here in 1888. The smithy serviced local horses and wagons that kept area dairy farms running. Danish immigrant Christian Lauritzen took over in 1898. Business was good in the growing community, and . . . — — Map (db m134477) HM
Christ Church Lutheran was founded on 1911. This building, designed by world famous Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen, was completed in 1949. Immediately the building received international acclaim as one of the earliest examples of modernist . . . — — Map (db m50066) HM
On E. Lake Street at Hiawatha Avenue (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
Early area survey maps from 1839 show a trail roughly corresponding to present-day Minnehaha Avenue running between Fort Snelling and the Falls of St. Anthony. Following the creation of the Minnesota Territory in 1849, the general . . . — — Map (db m134546) HM
On E. Lake Street at Minnehaha Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E. Lake Street.
Initially known as Centennial School, the original Longfellow School stood on the NE corner of Lake and Minnehaha between 1876 and 1919. In the early 1880s, the City of Minneapolis annexed the area, and the Minneapolis Board of Education . . . — — Map (db m135063) HM
On Lake Street at 29th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Lake Street.
History of Lake Street
When the City of Minneapolis was established in 1856, Lake Street was a mile beyond the southern boundary of the city.
Early Lake Street was home to dance halls, lumberyards, churches, horsesheds and . . . — — Map (db m144127) HM
On Lake Street west of Minnehaha Avenue E, on the right when traveling west.
For nearly 100 years, this site was the location of a farm implements production facility. In 1873, a group of businessmen that included Dorilus Morrison, Minneapolis' first mayor, established Minneapolis Harvester Works. In 1880, the . . . — — Map (db m156974) HM
On Snelling Avenue at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on Snelling Avenue.
African American families were among the first to settle in the neighborhood that grew south of East Lake Street. During much of the 20th century, restrictive housing covenants limited where African Americans could buy homes. Minority . . . — — Map (db m134464) HM
Near the Midtown Greenway east of 26th Avenue S, on the right when traveling east.
Tracks and Yards
In 1879 the CM&StP's Short Line tracks were laid as far as Hiawatha; by 1881 they were completed west of Hiawatha Ave. as the Hastings and Dakota Division.
On E. Lake Street near 31st Avenue S., on the right when traveling west.
In 1905, H.A. Dorsey opened Wonderland Amusement Park on 10 acres between Lake ad 32nd streets and 31st and 33rd avenues. It opened to great fanfare, with 70,000 people attending on opening day. Its attractions included a 120-foot-high . . . — — Map (db m134501) HM
On Willow Street at W. 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on Willow Street.
To commemorate
the Battle of Fort Griswold
fought September 6, 1781,
this tree
was planted in historic earth
from the thirteen original colonies.
by Minneapolis Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Tablet placed . . . — — Map (db m229542) HM
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Eagles installed on the Convention Center Plaza are artifacts removed from the 1927 era Auditorium which was located on the nearby site now occupied by the new Minneapolis Convention Center. The old Auditorium was bounded by Grant Street on . . . — — Map (db m91399) HM
On 12th Street / 4th Avenue at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street / 4th Avenue.
John H. Field · O.L. Loberg · Dr. F. Moody
S.A. Nelson · Oliver Prestholdt
Dr. Ivar Sivertsen · Dr. C.O. Solberg
J.S. Strate · E. H. Sund · Dr. A.C. Tingdale
R. T. Tingdale · Christian Wangaard
Founders
————————
Central Lutheran . . . — — Map (db m91375) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Construction on the Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 North 17th Avenue, began in 1907. It is the country's first Basilica and acts as an anchoring landmark on the north side of Loring Park.
The church was planned by French architect Emmanuel . . . — — Map (db m91409) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Loring Park has 14 historically designated buildings as well as the Harmon Place Historic Auto District. Some of the designated buildings include the Minneapolis Woman's Club, the Basilica of St. Mary, the Loring Theater, the Wesley Methodist . . . — — Map (db m91408) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
The Loring Park Development District was created in 1972 to plan and underwrite high density residential and commercial building through tax increment financing. Ten blocks were demolished and redeveloped in an area roughly between the south end . . . — — Map (db m91435) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
The Loring Park neighborhood is home to one of the city's oldest neighborhood organizations. In 1972, neighbors banded together in a successful fight to prevent the demolition of the historic 1906 Loring Park Shelter Building. Forming the group . . . — — Map (db m231726) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Surveys conducted in the early 19th Century identified several significant geological features of the area now known as the Loring Park neighborhood. One was "The Devil's Backbone," a long ridge located about one mile south of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m91406) HM
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue east of Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The heavy cruiser USS MINNEAPOLIS was the second US Navy ship to bear the name. She was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned 19 May 1934. MINNEAPOLIS was at sea off Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked on 7 December 1941. . . . — — Map (db m91372) HM
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue east of Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The battleship USS MINNESOTA was the second US Navy to bear the name. She was built at Newport News, VA, and commissioned 9 March 1907. MINNESOTA sailed in late 1907 as a member of the 16 ship "Great White Fleet" on a round-the-world . . . — — Map (db m91371) HM
On Grant Street east of Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The story of this place begins as an encampment for untold generations of the Dakota People. Located near the ancient trail that was later to become Hennepin Avenue, the encampment lay beside a spring fed pond, at the base of the rolling oak . . . — — Map (db m91440) HM
On Grant Street at Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Grant Street.
This church stands as the first Minneapolis Methodist Church founded west of the Mississippi River. It has been the site of several Annual Conference sessions and twice Methodist bishops have been consecrated at its altar. Having brought scores . . . — — Map (db m122510) HM
On The Midtown Greenway west of Bryant Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A Grade Separation Campaign
As part of its westward expansion, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad (CM&StP) built its Hastings and Dakota line across south Minneapolis in 1879-81. The tracks crossed what was then the city's southern . . . — — Map (db m201047) HM
On The Midtown Greenway east of Garfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Elevators and Rails
By 1890, 20 railroad lines stretched from Minneapolis in all directions, and more than 1,000 railcars entered the city each day with passengers, grain and other agricultural products, building supplies, and household goods. . . . — — Map (db m202890) HM
On 10th Avenue SE north of University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On September 15, 1890, the Alpha Phi Fraternity installed its sixth chapter, Epsilon chapter, at the University of Minnesota.
One of Alpha Phi's most influential members, Henrietta Coone (Beta 1887) played a vital role in the chapter's . . . — — Map (db m230364) HM
Near 6th Avenue Southeast west of Southeast Main Street.
Here You Are Here, by the only natural waterfalls on the Mississippi River, the town of St. Anthony Falls got its start in the 1850s. The falls, considered sacred by the Native Americans who once called this area home, powered the mills that . . . — — Map (db m238160) HM
On Marshall Street NE at St. Anthony Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street NE.
Cal Ripken, Sr. signed his first baseball contract in 1956. Over the next 36 years, he served as player, coach, and manager within the Baltimore Orioles' organization. Every step of the way, Cal Ripken, Sr. led by example - loyalty, hard work, . . . — — Map (db m232304) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
"It is urged in support of the idea that it would be the favorite Sunday resort for the entire easterly portion of the city."
Minneapolis Tribune, December 19, 1892
On Marshall Street NE at 31st Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street NE.
Rolling along the River
The Mississippi River was an important trade route. Dakota, Ojibwe, and other American Indian people had moved along the river in canoes for thousands of years. Settlers began to arrive on steamboats into St. Paul . . . — — Map (db m235665) HM
On Marshall Street NE at St. Anthony Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street NE.
In honor of the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Major League Baseball, the Minnesota Twins, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Pohlad Family Foundation, and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation provided substantial financial support . . . — — Map (db m231942) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
Community Design Process
In 1911, a four-span Howe truss bridge became the first of three to carry passenger traffic across the Northtown Yards. In 1925, it was replaced with a wider five-span Warren truss bridge. This bridge—then part of . . . — — Map (db m232388) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
The first bridge at 33rd Avenue N.E. (1911) before dismantling, June 1925 (NP Archives, MHS)
Crossing Northtown Yard: The St. Anthony Parkway Bridge
Three bridges have spanned the wide expanse of the . . . — — Map (db m242658) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
"This section of the Grand Rounds is of outstanding importance to the city, but more particularly so to the East Side... A very interesting feature of this drive is the wonderful view it affords of the network of railroads and shops . . . — — Map (db m245371) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
Looking across the Mississippi River from North Minneapolis toward the Northtown Yards, ca. 1928.
Land owners' names are shown in 1873 around the St. Paul and Pacific railway and the river.
The landscape around the . . . — — Map (db m245535) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
Marshall Street Brickyards
Construction of the Northern Pacific Railway tracks in 1864 created a new seam across the former prairie landscape of the St. Anthony Township. By the 1890s, spurs reached to a network of small . . . — — Map (db m245837) HM
Named by its owner, showman-entrepreneur R.F. "Fish" Jones, in 1906, Longfellow Zoological Gardens was part amusement park and zoo, and part formal gardens. Jones was reputed to be a devotee of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, but it may have been his . . . — — Map (db m244053) HM
On Merriam Street east of Wilder Street, on the right when traveling east.
Nicollet Island bears the name of a French scholar and scientist who explored the headwaters of the Mississippi for the US government in 1836. Accompanied by some Ojibway friends and two hired voyageurs, Joseph Nicollet camped by the falls for . . . — — Map (db m38455) HM
On Wilder Street just south of East Hennepin Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Nicollet Island Pavilion building was built in 1893 as the William Bros. Boiler Works. The Nicollet Island Inn was built the same year as the Island Sash and Door Company. Nearby was the large Island Power Building which was torn down in 1937. . . . — — Map (db m99665) HM
On Merriam Street at East Island Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Merriam Street.
Midstream in the Mississippi River, Nicollet Island served countless generations of Indian people as a crossing point and camping spot. After Europeans assumed the right to make boundaries, the island lay between lands claimed by England, France, . . . — — Map (db m155492) HM
Do you know why there were no playgrounds in the first Minneapolis parks?
Because the concept of a playground did not exist in 1883, when Horace Cleveland designed the first parks for the newly established Park Board. Parks were quiet . . . — — Map (db m176877) HM
On Columbus Avenue at East 46th Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Avenue.
In July 1931, Arthur and Edith Lee and their 5-year-old daughter Mary, an African-American family, moved into this home at 4600 Columbus Avenue South which they had purchased that spring. Immediately, their white neighbors mobilized to drive them . . . — — Map (db m205392) HM
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