On Richfield Road south of W. 36th Street, on the right when traveling south.
This beautiful gathering area is located on Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota name for "white banks lake." In 1830 Maḣpiya Wic̣aṡta, a Bedwaḳaŋṭuŋwaŋ Daḳota (spiritual people who live by the water) whose . . . — — Map (db m306134) HM
On Richfield Road south of W. 36th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Zaníyaŋ Yutókča (Brave Change) artwork by Angela Two Stars, Mona Smith, and Sandy Spieler
Welcome to this public art project and gathering space. The artwork at this site honors the Dakota agricultural village Ȟeyáta . . . — — Map (db m308312) HM
On West Lake Street at Garfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Lake Street.
Soon after arriving in Minneapolis from California, Emil Schatzlein opened his saddle shop at this location in 1907. The Selby-Lake inter-city streetcar had recently opened, and the widespread presence of automobiles was still in the . . . — — Map (db m239706) HM
On East Lake Street at Chicago Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Lake Street.
George N. Boosalis founded the Town Treat Café in 1940. Boosalis emigrated from Greece in 1914 at age 16, eventually landing in Minneapolis to join the growing number of Greeks working in the restaurant business. He started at his . . . — — Map (db m213171) HM
On W. Lake Street at Colfax Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on W. Lake Street.
The Minneapolis Mercantile Company was located on the corner of Lake Street and Colfax Avenue, and offered groceries, meats, and baked goods to area residents. Constructed in 1916, the building housed both the Sandberg family business as . . . — — Map (db m238674) HM
On W. Lake Street at Colfax Avenue S., on the right when traveling east on W. Lake Street.
The Self-Threading Needle Company built the building at 1006 West Lake Street in 1907. The Buzza Company, a greeting card and art publishing company, purchased it in 1923, and quickly expanded it by adding two additions and a . . . — — Map (db m240629) HM
On W. Lake Street east of Humboldt Avenue S., on the right when traveling east.
In 1922, Russel T. Lund, Sr. started working for Hove's, a neighborhood grocery store at 2923-25 Hennepin Avenue. That fall, he became a partial partner in the cheese and cracker department. In 1939, Lund became a full partner and . . . — — Map (db m243109) HM
On E. Lake Street at 16th Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
Charles Ingebretsen came to the United States from Norway, working first in New York City as a dockhand, then as an apprentice meat cutter in Fargo. He arrived in Minneapolis around 1907 and entered the meat-selling business. He owned . . . — — Map (db m213245) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE on St. Anthony Parkway.
Saint Anthony Parkway Bridge (1925), in 1926.
Diagram of a Truss Bridge
Lattice-webbed top-chords on the St. Anthony Parkway Bridge. (D. Pratt, HAER, 2012)
St. Anthony Parkway Bridge. (D. Pratt, HAER, 2012) . . . — — Map (db m245990) HM
On East Lake Street at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on East Lake Street.
Burma-Shave was introduced in 1925 by the Burma-Vita company, owned by Clinton Odell. The brushless shaving cream was advertised in an innovative way: small signs were posted along the edges of roadways, spaced for sequential reading by . . . — — Map (db m134584) HM
On E. Lake Street at 21st Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
Ray Truelson, together with his father, Roy, opened drive-in restaurants throughout the Twin Cities, including a Porky's Drive-In at 2107 East Lake Street. The drive-in restaurant concept gained popularity after World War II as Americans . . . — — Map (db m134583) HM
On E. Lake Street at 22nd Avenue S., on the right when traveling east on E. Lake Street.
Opened in 1910, the Lake Street Station was one of six carhouses used by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT) streetcar system that served Minneapolis and St. Paul. At its peak in 1920, TCRT had nearly 530 miles of track and 1,021 . . . — — Map (db m134460) HM
On East Lake Street west of Hiawatha Avenue (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west.
In 1911, Axel Anderson established his lunchroom to serve railroad and streetcar workers employed at the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad yards, located just a few blocks to the north and at the Lake Street Station of the Twin . . . — — Map (db m134582) HM
On Chicago Avenue at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on Chicago Avenue.
In November 1882, Harriet Walker, a civic leader and health care advocate, summoned 44 women to lay plans for what would become Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children. It opened in a rented house at 2504 Fourth Avenue South, . . . — — Map (db m245213) 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 10th Avenue S. north of E. Lake Street, on the left when traveling north.
From 1880 to 1930, Minneapolis was the flour-milling capital of the United States, thanks in part to the abundance of wheat grown in farms dotting the state. Introduced by a Mendota fur trader around 1820, wheat quickly became Minnesota's . . . — — Map (db m213825) HM
On Hennepin Avenue at Lagoon Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Hennepin Avenue.
Originally built in 1913 as the Lagoon Theater, this 1,500-seat venue was considered to be among the finest movie houses outside downtown. In 1929, the theater was rechristened "The Uptown"; its re-opening publicity declared, "New Uptown . . . — — Map (db m238169) HM
On Hennepin Avenue north of Lagoon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
When the Walker Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911, the Hennepin and Lake area was still sparsely developed. T.B. Walker, founder and longtime president of the Library Board, donated the property near the . . . — — Map (db m234838) 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 Lyndale Avenue north of W. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
The James J. Ballentine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 246 was founded in October 1919, in the aftermath of World War I. It was established with 50 charter members in memory of James J. Ballentine, a popular local boy. Born in . . . — — Map (db m239124) HM
On W. Lake Street at Hennepin Avenue, on the right when traveling east on W. Lake Street.
Albert Abdallah immigrated to the United States as a teenager from Lebanon, arriving in Minneapolis at the turn of the last century. He entered the confectionary business at a soda fountain in downtown Minneapolis, where he met . . . — — Map (db m241711) HM
On 10th Avenue S. north of E. Lake Street, on the left when traveling north.
Upon their arrival in the United States, many rural Greek immigrants demonstrated a preference for the city and its promise of a better life. Like other newcomers, they quickly established culturally supportive organizations. In 1909 a . . . — — Map (db m213679) HM
On Park Avenue at East Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue.
Norwegian immigrant sisters Pauline and Thomane Fjelde gained renown for winning a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago for embroidering the first Minnesota State Flag, which was used until 1957. Pauline's . . . — — Map (db m234625) 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
On Hennepin Avenue north of W. 31st Street, on the right when traveling north.
When the Granada Theater opened in 1928, it was touted as the "most elaborate theater ever constructed outside the loop district in Minneapolis." It was one of the first movie theaters designed by local architects Jack Liebenberg . . . — — Map (db m242607) HM
On E. Hennepin Avenue at 18th Avenue SE, on the right when traveling east on E. Hennepin Avenue.
As you enter the Como neighborhood by crossing East Hennepin Avenue, Stinson Boulevard turns into 18th Ave. SE. Como is a secluded Minneapolis neighborhood, like a village in the middle of the city.
The Como neighborhood gets its name from . . . — — Map (db m269571) HM
On Stinson Boulevard NE at E. Hennepin Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Stinson Boulevard NE.
Stinson Boulevard was the first parkway created in Minneapolis. In 1885 James Stinson donated land, from Division Street (now East Hennepin Avenue) to East Broadway Street, for the parkway. At the time, Stinson Boulevard marked the east edge of . . . — — Map (db m269436) HM
On Essex Street SE, on the left when traveling north.
Beginnings
The University of Minnesota created the Medical School in 1888. In 1892, classes were offered in Medical Hall (now Wulling Hall) on Pleasant Street. By the turn of the century, dentistry and pharmacy had become colleges in their . . . — — Map (db m156961) HM
On University Avenue Southeast (State Highway 47) at Central Avenue Southeast (State Highway 65) on University Avenue Southeast.
Built in 1848, the Ard Godfrey House is the earliest frame house still standing in Minneapolis. An example of Greek Revival architecture, it originally occupied a site in the vicinity of Main and Second Streets Southeast.
Ard Godfrey, a . . . — — Map (db m37774) HM
On Church Street south of University Avenue SE, on the left when traveling south.
The Armory Building
The University of Minnesota opened in 1869, assisted by federal subsidies and with military instruction mandated by the Land Grant Act of 1862. Since 1884, the buildings used for military instruction have met additional . . . — — Map (db m176660) HM
To meet the growing demand for burlap, jute and cotton bags from the city's milling industry, Northern Bag (which later became Chase Bag) built this sprawling factory and warehouse. The company added the tall tower to hold water because the . . . — — Map (db m256190) 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
Near S. 2nd Street west of 5th Avenue S., on the right when traveling west.
Mill Place had several lives before its conversion to offices in 1985. It began as a barrel factory. In the early days of milling in Minneapolis, flour was packaged in wood barrels. Albert Hall and Marcus Dann established a barrel-making . . . — — Map (db m269329) 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 W. River Parkway west of 11th Avenue S., on the right when traveling west.
The Falls of St. Anthony are the only significant cataract on the Mississippi. Their natural beauty captured the imagination and attention of Native Americans as well as early explorers and settlers. In the summer of 1680, Father Louis Hennepin, . . . — — Map (db m243168) HM
On Broadway Street NE east of Polk Street NE, on the right when traveling east.
Giacomo Constantino Beltrami
1779 – 1855
Italian jurist, scholar and explorer, on July 7, 1823, started his journey into the wilderness of northern Minnesota resulting in his discovery of the source of the Mississippi River August 19, 1823. . . . — — Map (db m231720) HM
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
"Colonel Farquhar said to me that, in his opinion, only eternal vigilance would keep the falls in existence..."—William de la BarreWater poured through the collapsed tunnel in 1869, undermining foundations of some . . . — — Map (db m230028) HM
On Minnehaha Parkway East at 14th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Minnehaha Parkway East.
Which were used on parkways first, bicycles or cars?
The first vehicles to use the new parkways were horses and carriages, but bicycles soon followed. In 1887 the Park Board formally approved the use of bicycles on parkways, which fed . . . — — Map (db m164138) HM
On Polk Street NE at 32nd Avenue NE, on the left when traveling north on Polk Street NE.
Which were used on parkways first, bicycles or cars?
The first vehicles to use the new parkways were horses and carriages, but bicycles soon followed. In 1887 the Park Board formally approved the use of bicycles on parkways, which fed . . . — — Map (db m238441) 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 . . . — — Map (db m106852) HM
Frank Mars moved his fledgling candy company, Mar-O-Bar, into 718 North Washington Avenue in 1922. Shortly after, he and his son, Forrest, were at a soda fountain when Forrest suggested making a candy bar that tasted like malted milk—which was . . . — — Map (db m255940) HM
On North 3rd Street at North 7th Avenue on North 3rd Street.
On this site, 20 July 1934, 67 unarmed workers were shot by police during the strike by Teamsters Local 574.
[Captions:]
Bloody Friday; the police decoy truck with strikers ambushed at 3rd Street and 6th Ave. on July 20, 1934. . . . — — Map (db m261135) 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 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 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
The CM&StP: A New Route to the West
The CM&StP Railroad's Short Line bridge across the Mississippi River, completed in 1880, was the first of three important bridges in the vicinity. In 1888, crossing at Franklin Avenue and Lake Street also . . . — — Map (db m200507) 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
On N. Washington Avenue at N. 8th Avenue on N. Washington Avenue.
This was a booming distribution center for John Deere farm equipment, run by Deere's grandson, Charles C. Webber. With settlers moving north and west at the time, this facility helped distribute the buggies, plows, sleds and tractors they . . . — — Map (db m255762) HM
On N. Washington Avenue east of N. 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Even though motorized vehicles were gaining popularity and Henry Ford was building a Model T assembly plant just three blocks away, Studebaker expanded its production of buggies and wagons to this building in 1913. Sales in rural areas were . . . — — Map (db m274228) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway at California Street NE, on the right when traveling east on St. Anthony Parkway.
"The Flour City is a good place for the small wage earner and he is prospering so well that he does not hesitate to invest his money in a home with the idea of remaining here forever and a day."
Minneapolis Tribune, . . . — — Map (db m246355) 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 N. 1st Avenue at N. 6th Street on N. 1st Avenue.
In 1900, T.B. Walker purchased land that once housed the 1,800 seat Athletic Park, home to the Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul Saints. Walker built the 534,241 SF warehouse for Butler Brothers retail business of Douglas Fir timber from Walker's . . . — — Map (db m289331) HM
The Knoll (1886–1907)
The oldest University of Minnesota buildings are on the north end of campus. They were built facing an open area with a knoll. This area stretched from the Pillsbury Gate, on the corner of University Avenue and East . . . — — Map (db m156840) HM
On N. 3rd Street at 9th Avenue N. on N. 3rd Street.
For more than 50 years, mouth-watering chocolates and other sweet treats rolled off the production lines of this candy factory.
Gurley's Candy was a local firm, best known for its boxes of Hidden Treasures: chocolate-covered cherries, nuts . . . — — Map (db m255674) 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 N. Traffic Street at N. 3rd Avenue on N. Traffic Street.
The tallest section of this limestone building started out as a warehouse for farm wagons, carriages and sleights, distributed by Moline, Milburn and Stoddard of Illinois.
It became a massive bakery in 1902, producing soda crackers. . . . — — Map (db m283183) HM
On N. 3rd Avenue at Washington Avenue on N. 3rd Avenue.
Looking through the big windows along Washington Avenue here in the early 1900s, you would have seen showrooms filled with carriages, wagons, manure spreaders and other farm machinery.
This brick and timber warehouse was built for implement . . . — — Map (db m283103) HM
On Washington Avenue S. at Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Washington Avenue S..
Although the Cataract House preceded the 607 South Washington building by 35 years, the two buildings co-existed as neighbors on Washington Avenue from 1891 to 1910, Cataract on the corner, and 607 Washington to its east. 607 South Washington . . . — — Map (db m311583) HM
Near Bde Maka Ska Drive at The Mall, on the left when traveling north.
Did you know that Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun are married?
Yes, it's true! When dredging was finished on the canal and lagoon between the lakes, they were "married" in a symbolic ceremony on July 5, 1911. The day was named . . . — — Map (db m237060) HM
On W. River Parkway east of Portland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Mill Ruins Park embraces the flour-milling district that once lined the west bank of the Mississippi River at the heart of Minneapolis. Between 1858 and 1930, the milling district developed along the waterpower canal built here by the . . . — — Map (db m240366) 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
On S. 2nd Street at the 300 S. 2nd St. Parking, on the right when traveling west on S. 2nd Street.
In the 1880s, Minneapolis dominated the nation's flour-milling industry. By the 1910s, the city was on the verge of losing that title, but the riverfront still bustled. By the mid-twentieth century, many of the mills were demolished or . . . — — Map (db m294687) 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 Lourdes Place west of Southeast 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Near this spot in 1630 Father Louis Hennepin first sighted and named the Falls of Saint Anthony.
This is the oldest standing church in the city of Minneapolis. The front rectangular nave, built of native limestone, was opened by the First . . . — — Map (db m238143) 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.
A Gathering Place
In a nation still gripped by the Depression, the lavish new union on the University of Minnesota campus attracted national attention. The building was much needed, but a long time in coming. Although there had been . . . — — Map (db m156834) HM
On St. Anthony Parkway near California Street NE, on the right when traveling east.
"An imposing sight in Northeast Minneapolis are the grain elevators with their gran tanks clustering at either end. They stand out prominently on the prairies and loom large against the horizon as viewed from the west bank of the . . . — — Map (db m248254) HM
On 1st Street S. west of 5th Avenue S., on the right.
In 1972, the Mississippi riverfront was considered "the backside of the city." Minneapolis' riverfront was an industrial area containing abandoned mills, a sand and gravel storage area, and an active railyard. The ruins of the Bassett Sawmill . . . — — Map (db m314274) 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 West 42nd Street west of West Lake Harriet Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
For 74 years this transit railway carried passengers to downtown jobs, to University of Minnesota classes, and to picnics and concerts on the shores of Lake Harriet.
Steam passenger trains of the Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka Railway first . . . — — Map (db m38850) HM
The complexity of the company's history reflects the transformation of the electric power industry since the late nineteenth century as smaller utilities were consolidated into larger ones.
Created in 2000 by the merger of Northern States . . . — — Map (db m235069) HM
On Church Street SE at Pillsbury Drive SE, on the right when traveling south on Church Street SE.
Scholarship and Public Service
Not long after the University of Minnesota first opened its doors, it began offering courses for part-time students. By 1884, adults in the community could study literature and language, biology, physical and . . . — — Map (db m156787) HM
On Minehaha Parkway west of South Dupont Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
During its approach through a blinding snowstorm, NWA Flight 307 clipped its left wing on the flagpole at Ft. Snelling Cemetery. Captain Donald Jones struggled to maintain altitude as he circled around for another attempt. The wing detached . . . — — Map (db m56011) HM
On E. 26th Street at Chicago Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E. 26th Street.
The developers of the Minneapolis Street Railway Company gained control of the Saint Paul City Railway Company in 1885 and incorporated the Twin City Rapid Transit Company two years later. The routes of both systems were integrated over . . . — — Map (db m243249) HM
On Washington Avenue S. east of 4th Avenue S., on the right when traveling east.
[Captions:]
Razing of Gateway Building, corner of Hennepin and Washington, circa 1953 - view 1
Aerial view of Gateway area, circa 1962 - view 2
By the 1930s, flour milling on Minneapolis' riverfront was in . . . — — Map (db m257336) 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
On S. 4th Street west of 21st Avenue S., on the right when traveling west.
1 Electrical engineering professor C.M. Janskey (right) and student John K. Hilliard operated the University's broadcasting and public-address systems, 1926
2 Electrical engineering department radio display at State Fair, . . . — — Map (db m232013) HM
Near N. Penn Avenue at Glenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Founder of the Maternity Hospital, Dr. Martha Ripley was a pioneer in medicine and a courageous advocate for women's health and rights — — Map (db m250555) HM
On Oak Grove Street east of Clifton Place, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by Architect Edward S. Stebbins, and built by Contractor Erick Lund in 1893 for Dr. James Dunn private residence. The Dunn Mansion embodies one of the city's few remaining distinctive design characteristics of the Richardsonian . . . — — Map (db m288458) 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 Marshall Street NE south of Lowry Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
The Mississippi is one of the world's great river systems and the longest river in North America, flowing over 2300 miles from its source at Lake Itasca to discharge into the Gulf of Mexico. Here at Edgewater Park, less than 500 miles from its . . . — — Map (db m238317) HM
On Pillsbury Drive SE west of Pleasant Street SE, on the left when traveling west.
1. David Kiehle, 1899
2. Burton Hall, home to the College of Education since 1926
3. Two classes at once—symbiotic learning in a demonstration class, Tuttle School, 1939
4. Ruth Eckert, researcher in higher education and the . . . — — Map (db m238331) HM
On SE Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
"The astounding fact about Minneapolis in 198 is that men live there today who can remember when Minneapolis was not. Sixty years ago there was no Territory of Minnesota. These are matters for marvel as one sees this vast expanse . . . — — Map (db m243714) HM
Near Southeast Main Street south of Merriam Street, on the right when traveling south.
By 1860 St. Anthony had become a favorite summer resort for wealthy southerners who traveled on steamboats up the Mississippi. Often they and their black slaves stayed at the Winslow House. One such slave was Eliza Winston. Slavery was illegal in . . . — — Map (db m42714) HM
On the Midtown Greenway east of 10th Avenue S., on the right when traveling east.
New Products for New Consumers
During the 1920s, manufacturers and producers reached mass markets like never before. Newspaper, radio, and billboard advertising urged consumers to buy goods ranging from bread to automobiles. Mail-order . . . — — Map (db m236671) HM
On Stevens Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Stevens Avenue.
Did you know that 'Washburn Fair Oaks' was originally the name of the mansion that once stood here?
One of the largest homes in Minneapolis in the 1880s, it was built by William D. Washburn. His brother Cadwallader Washburn founded the . . . — — Map (db m156784) HM
Geology
The river flows over land, once a seabed, laid down 500 million years ago. The top layer, covered by soil left much later by glaciers, is hard Platteville limestone, which is up to 35 feet thick beneath much of . . . — — Map (db m243666) 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 Southeast Main Street west of Southeast 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Here at the Falls of St. Anthony, where waterpower, river transportation, and eventually railroads came together, the industrial heart of the upper Midwest began to beat in the mid-1800s. Keen-eyed factory and mill owners from the states of the . . . — — Map (db m155495) HM
Near 6th Avenue SE just south of SE Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
This was the site from which Father Louis Hennepin, the Franciscan Priest, first viewed the Falls of St. Anthony in June of 1680. He named the falls after his patron saint St. Anthony of Padua.
The famous waterfall was responsible for the birth . . . — — Map (db m225467) HM
