https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/03/09/joe-lillard-superstar/2026-04-02T13:58:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2026/01/22/a-world-record-on-lake-of-the-isles-ice/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/skating-meet.jpgSkating meethttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/john-karlsen-marathoner-mpls-journal-1916-02-07.jpgJohn Karlsen marathoner Mpls Journal 1916-02-07https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/25-mile-record-on-skates-at-ake-of-the-isles-1916-1936-02-12-bartlesville_examiner_enterprise.jpg25 mile record on skates at ake of the Isles 1916 1936-02-12 Bartlesville_Examiner_Enterprisehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1936-02-12-bartlesville-ok-examiner_enterprise-j.c.-carlsens-record-for-25-miles-2.jpg1936-02-12 Bartlesville (OK) Examiner_Enterprise J.C. Carlsen's record for 25 mileshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1936-02-12-bartlesville-ok-examiner_enterprise-j.c.-carlsens-record-for-25-miles-1.jpg1936-02-12 Bartlesville (OK) Examiner_Enterprise J.C. Carlsen's record for 25 mileshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1936-02-12-bartlesville-ok-examiner_enterprise-j.c.-carlsens-record-for-25-miles.jpg1936-02-12 Bartlesville (OK) Examiner_Enterprise J.C. Carlsen's record for 25 miles2026-01-22T18:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2026/01/20/oppose-closed-parkways/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roadblock-photo.jpgRoadblock photo2026-03-15T21:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2026/01/12/ice-free-paths/2026-01-12T22:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/12/08/minneapolis-elections-all-the-results/2025-12-08T20:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/12/04/the-minneapolis-park-board-has-never-been-and-shouldnt-be-the-deed-police/2025-12-05T15:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/07/24/lake-hiawatha-water-management/2025-11-21T22:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/07/03/accept-when-offered-a-brief-history-of-minnehaha-parkway/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mpls-parks-fig-00-02-minnehaha-boulevard.jpgMpls Parks Fig 00-02 Minnehaha Boulevard2025-11-21T22:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2024/12/01/the-fort-snelling-all-star-basketball-team/2025-07-12T10:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/05/20/riverside-park-staircase/2025-05-26T11:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/05/17/see-you-at-the-superintendents-house/2025-05-17T13:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/05/12/forfeited-land-creative-additions/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/basketball-court-hi-view.jpgBasketball Court Hi-Viewhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wading-pool-hi-view-from-mprb.jpgWading pool Hi-View from MPRB2025-05-12T15:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2025/05/06/cloggys-hockey-at-sibley-field/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cloggys-hockey-club-1955-56.jpgCloggy's Hockey Club 1955-56https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cloggys-1955-pee-wee-champs.jpgCloggy's 1955 Pee-Wee Champs2026-04-03T16:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2024/08/17/park-puzzlers-wirth-gross-and-minnehaha/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/minnehaha-dog-park-rosengren.jpegMinnehaha Dog Park Rosengrenhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/monument-gross-location.jpgMonument Gross locationhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/monument-gross.jpgMonument Grosshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fleming-posts-cu.jpegFleming Posts CUhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/fleming-posts-gv.jpegFleming Posts GV2024-08-19T13:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2024/03/19/minnehaha-rails/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rails4.jpegrails4https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rails3.jpegrails3https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rails2.jpegrails2https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rails1.jpegrails12025-04-06T13:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/12/04/horace-bushnells-ghost-in-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cromwell-pierson-green-house.jpgCromwell Pierson Green HouseThe extensive greenhouses of A. N. Pierson, the "Rose King" in Cromwell, Conn. near Hartford. (connecticuthistory.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/elizabeth-park-hartford-from-picturesque-parks-of-hartford1.jpgElizabeth Park Hartford from Picturesque Parks of Hartfordhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/theodore-wirth-1900-picturesque-parks-of-hartford-alt.jpgTheodore Wirth 1900 Picturesque Parks of Hartford altTheodore Wirth in about 1900 (Picturesque Parks of Hartford)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/elizabeth-park-hartford-from-picturesque-parks-of-hartford.jpgElizabeth Park Hartford from Picturesque Parks of HartfordTheodore Wirth lived in the upper level of the residence in Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Conn. The ground floor was open to the public.(Picturesque Parks of Hartford, 1900)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/horace-bushnell.jpgHorace Bushnell2023-12-12T18:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/06/glenwood-spring-a-premier-park-and-water-supply/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glenood-inglewood-spring-and-ice-house-near-bassetts-creek-mh5-9-mp4-1-r141.jpgGlenood-Inglewood spring and ice house near Bassett's Creek MH5.9 MP4.1 r141This photo of the ice house at Glenwood-Inglewood springs was reportedly taken about 1894. The management of the Glenwood and Inglewood springs began their collboration in 1896. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bassetts-creek-vicinity-of-glenwood-inglewood-springs-mh5-9-mp4-1-r295.jpgBassett's Creek, vicinity of Glenwood-Inglewood Springs MH5.9 MP4.1 r295Bassett's Creek in the vicinity of Glenwood Spring about 1910 according to the Minnesota Historical Society. I'm not familiar enough with the lay of the land in the area to guess the exact location of this scene, but I was struck by how open the landscape was,especially given Cleveland's description of "the presence of large bodies of very fine native trees." Perhaps they were behind teh photographer who took this picture. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/glenwood-inglewood-company-springs-mh5-9-mp3-1g-r7.jpgGlenwood-Inglewood Company Springs, MH5.9 MP3.1G r7The Glenwood-Inglewood Company, 1910. The Genwood and Inglewood springs were on adjacent property and run as separate water companies until about 1896. (Minnesota Historical Society)2023-12-12T18:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/04/26/lake-harriet-the-heart-of-the-minneapolis-park-system/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lake-harriet-pavilion-rooftop-crowd-1912-hibbard.jpgLake Harriet Pavilion rooftop crowd 1912 HibbardThe crowd attanding a concert on the pavilion roof in 1912. Photographed from the stage. (Charles J. Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/view-from-the-top-of-the-lake-harriet-pavilion-1905.jpgView from the top of the Lake Harriet Pavilion 1905View from the bandstand on top of the Lake Harriet Pavlion in 1905. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lake-harriet-pavilion-1895-mhs.jpgLake Harriet Pavilion 1895 MHSFirst pavilion built on the Lake Harriet shoreline in 1892. The pavilion ws designed by Harry Wild Jones. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mpls-parks-fig-09-05.jpgLake Harriet pavilion and boat dock, 1906The new Lake Harriet pavilion and boat dock built in 1906. THe bandstand on top of the pavilion lasted only one year due to terrible acoustics. It was moved to the east side of the lake at 46th Street where it served as an over look.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mpls-parks-fig-09-01.jpgLake Harriet pavilion and boat dock, 1892The park board's boats for rent next to the Lake Harriet pavilion in 1895. (Minnesota Historical Society)2023-12-12T18:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/03/20/minneapolis-park-history-live/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/longfellow-flyer.jpgThe Jewel of Minneapolis2023-12-12T18:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/16/lost-minneapolis-parks-highland-oval/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tenney-10th-ave-bridge-crop-rev.jpg10th Avenue Bridge10th Avenue Bridge. Charles E. Tenney.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tenney-highland-ave-crop-rev.jpgHighland OvalThe title on the photo is "Highland Avenue, Oak Lake Division." but the open space in the middle of the photo can only be Highland Oval. The view is looking northwest. (Photo by Charles E. Tenney, used with permission of owner.)2023-12-12T18:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/12/05/shared-history-edinas-early-days/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/oak-grove-emma-abbott-wetherley.jpgOak Grove, Emma Abbott Wetherleyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/oak-grove-emma-abbott-memorial.jpgOak Grove, Emma Abbott Memorial2023-12-12T18:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/01/14/wheres-waldo-minnesota-lair-of-giants/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/emerson-excerpt-1867-01-31.jpgemerson-excerpt-1867-01-31https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/emerson-signature-1867-01-31-2.jpgemerson-signature-1867-01-31-22023-12-12T18:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/03/30/behind-the-scenes-minneapoliss-first-park/2023-12-12T18:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/08/14/the-first-environmental-legislation-in-minneapolis/2023-12-12T17:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/09/01/frederick-law-olmsted-and-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/washburn-fair-oaks-girls-liberty-league.jpgWashburn Fair Oaks Girls Liberty LeagueDid Frederick Law Olmsted design the Fair Oaks estate? https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/horace-clevelands-map.jpgHorace Cleveland's 1883 MapHorace Cleveland proposed this system of parks and parkways in 1883. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2023-12-12T17:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/01/powderhorn-parkand-augsburg-stories-converge/2023-12-12T17:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/21/a-premier-speed-skating-track-in-a-minneapolis-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1955-1956-speed-skating-association.jpg1955-1956 Minnesota Speed Skating AssociationThe 1955-1956 program for the Minnesota Spee Skating Associationhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/planert-skates-1953-ad.jpgAd for Planert Skates in 1953 speed skating programPlanert Skates were advertised in the speed skating programs in the scrapbook. The skates were not cheap. The list price for a pair of Planert's "Olympic Model" skates in a 1955 ad was $60.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1953-speed-skating-program.jpgProgram for the 1953 international competition at Powderhorn Lakehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mpls-parks-fig-17-03.jpgSpeed skating meet at Powderhorn LakeHuge crowds attended the National Speedskating Championships held at Powderhorn Park in the 1930s and 1940s. (Minnesota Historical Society)2023-12-12T17:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/29/horace-cleveland-river-gorge-park-we-need-the-mans-name-on-our-map/2023-12-12T17:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/10/437/2023-12-12T17:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/21/more-horace-cleveland-a-bit-of-oak-lake-and-mora-lot-of-kenwood-parkway/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cleveland-invoice-1886-kenwood-parkway-and-oak-lake.jpgCleveland's receipt for work on Kenwood Parkway and Oak Lake in 1886Horace Cleveland's receipt for payment he received in 1886 for work on Oak lake and Kenwood Parkway.2023-12-12T17:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/27/the-myth-of-bassetts-creek/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1892-bassetts-creek-at-river.jpg1892 Bassett's Creek at riverThe creek has been straightened and buried under railroad yards in 1892 plat map. (John R.Borchert Map Library.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1892-bassetts-creek-at-dupont.jpg1892 Bassett's Creek at DupontA straightened Bassett's Creek as seen in 1892 plat map. Western Ave., now Olson Memorial Highway, crosses the center of the map. (John R. Borchert Map Library.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/minnehaha-creek-possibly-at-penn-avenue-1880-1890-mh5-9-mp4-1m-r86.jpgMinnehaha Creek, possibly at Penn Avenue 1880-1890 MH5.9 Mp4.1M r86The rural setting of Minnehaha Creek, possibly at Penn Avenue, ca. 1890. (Minnesota Historical Society.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/minnehaha-creek-at-washburn-park-near-50th-and-nicollet-ca-1900-mh5-9-mp4-1-p38.jpgMinnehaha Creek at Washburn Park, near 50th and Nicollet, ca. 1900 MH5.9 MP4.1 p38Idylic Minnehaha Creek, still in rural surroundings around 1900, quite a different setting than Bassett's Creek, which had already been partly covered over by then. (MInnesota Historical Society)2023-12-12T17:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/18/horace-clevelands-friends-five-of-clubs/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/longfellow-statue-ursula-murray-husted.jpgLonely LongfellowLongfellow statue in a field near Longfellow Garden upstream from Minnehaha Falls, 2011. (Ursula Murray Husted, flickr.com)2023-12-12T17:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/01/08/clevelands-van-cleve-a-playground-or-a-pond/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/van-cleve-pond-1905-sweet-mhs-rev.jpgVan Cleve Pond, 1905, Sweet, MHS rev.The Van Cleve pond in 1905. Sweet, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/van-cleve-park-1892-plat-map.jpgVan Cleve Park 1892 Plat MapBefore Van Cleve Park was named, it was referred to as 2nd Ward Park as seen here in the 1892 Plat Book for Minneapolis. The man-made pond took the place of what would have been the first "playground" in a Minneapolis park. (John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/van-cleve-skaters.jpgVan Cleve skatersThe artificial pond at Van Cleve was a popular skating rink. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board) https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/van-cleve-shelter.jpgVan Cleve ShelterThe Van Cleve Shelter long after renovations in 1940.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/van-cleve.jpgVan Cleve Recreation Shelter2023-12-12T17:46:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/02/20/h-w-s-cleveland-and-lake-harriet/2023-12-12T17:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/15/frederick-law-olmsted-and-minneapolis-parks-part-3-the-smoking-gun/2023-12-12T17:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/04/13/horace-cleveland-gets-a-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1905-cover.jpg1905 Annual Report CoverThe cover of the park board's 1905 annual report shows the Mississippi River gorge looking up river from the mouth of Minnehaha Creek at left. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2023-12-12T17:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/01/02/horace-william-shaler-cleveland-and-me-at-the-library/2023-12-12T17:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/06/09/horace-clevelands-house-in-danvers/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/14-mall-street-hawthorne-plaque-cu-rev.jpg14-mall-street-hawthorne-plaque-cu-revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/14-mall-street-hawthorne-plaque-cu-9-3-2016.jpg14-mall-street-hawthorne-plaque-cu-9-3-2016https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/14-mall-street-plaque-cu.jpg14-mall-street-plaque-cuhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/14-mall-street-salem-1857-directory-former-hawthorne-house-cu.jpg14-mall-street-salem-1857-directory-former-hawthorne-house-cuhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-05-28-maple-st.-house-ext..jpg2022-05-28-maple-st.-house-ext.2023-12-12T17:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/07/18/h-w-s-cleveland-old-new-posts/2023-12-12T17:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/11/01/after-careful-consideration-horace-w-s-cleveland-overlook/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cleveland-overlook.jpgcleveland-overlookhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cleveland-overlook-sign.jpgcleveland-overlook-sign2023-12-12T17:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/12/12/big-island-big-book/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/big-island-history-book-resize.jpgbig-island-history-book-resizehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/big-island-history-book.jpgbig-island-history-book2023-12-12T17:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/09/11/between-wirth-par-3-golf-course-and-twin-lake-whats-the-story/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wirth-park-meadow-path-derek-sm.jpgwirth-park-meadow-path-derek-smhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wirth-park-meadow-path-sign-derek-sm.jpgwirth-park-meadow-path-sign-derek-smhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wirth-park-meadow-derek-sm.jpgwirth-park-meadow-derek-sm2023-09-12T18:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/08/07/al-wittman-and-the-minneapolis-riverfront/2023-08-08T10:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/07/17/charles-spears-interview-in-memoriam/2023-07-19T19:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/05/13/open-door-at-the-superintendents-house/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1906-ar-plan.jpg1906-ar-plan2023-05-13T12:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/02/19/beehive-fireplace-on-highway-100/2023-02-20T14:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2023/01/06/the-park-board-that-operated-an-airport/2023-02-22T01:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/17/friday-photo-before-it-became-a-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/airport-1930-alt-rev.jpgMinneapolis Municipal Airport, 1930 (J. E.Quigley Aerial Photographs, BPC)By 1930 the Minneapolis park board had begun the transformation of the old speedway into an airport, but a segment of the old 2-mile oval still remained. The Mendota Bridge is upper right. Note the NWA hangar among the airport buildings. The landing strip was not on the old concrete race track, which was too rough. The landing strip was on the grass in the infield of the old race track. (J. E. Quigley, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/airport-speedway-remnants.jpg????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1915-speedway-results-morning-tribune-9-5-1915-001.jpg1915 Speedway Results Morning Tribune 9-5-1915 001Here's the problem! (Minneapolis Tribune September 5, 1915)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mpls-airport-speedway-1916-rev.jpgMinneapolis Speedway, future site of Minneapolis Municipal Airport, 1916The Snelling Speedway in 1916. The infeild of the two-mile concrete track was later used as a landing field for airplanes -- and became Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.)2023-01-06T21:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/12/16/ostrich-in-the-park-this-months-contest/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wirth-golf.jpgWirth GolfThedoore Wirth Golf Course (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2022-12-19T20:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/11/27/h-w-s-cleveland-trivia/2022-12-04T17:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/12/04/minnehaha-park-zoo/2022-12-04T17:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/12/13/the-five-bears/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bear-psyche-1899-ar.jpgBear Psyche 1899 AR"Psyche." That was the bried caption under this photo in the 1899 annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. I assume it was the bear's name.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bear-pit-1899ar.jpgBear Pit 1899This bear cage was built in Minnehaha Park in 1899 to house four black bears and one "cinnamon" bear.2022-12-05T15:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/12/19/recommended-reading-from-horace-w-s-cleveland/2022-11-27T21:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/08/27/clevelands-property-and-olmsteds-fame/2022-08-27T14:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/08/14/horace-w-s-clevelands-real-estate-pleasant-and-west44th/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1892-minneapolis-plat-map.jpg1892 Minneapolis Plat MapH. W. S. Cleveland is listed as the owner of 4.7 acres on 44th Avenue South between Pleasant and Harriet on this section of an 1892 plat map of Minneapolis. (John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota.Go to http://geo.lib.umn.edu/plat_books/minneapolis1892/minn1892index.htm for the complete map.)2022-08-27T16:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/08/18/more-cleveland-samuel-gale-oak-lake-kenwood-parkway/2022-08-18T19:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/02/horace-cleveland-hated-rectangles/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1892-oak-lake-addition6.jpg1892 Oak Lake AdditionOak Lake Addition, platted in 1873. 1892 plat map (John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1892-forest-heights-plat.jpg1892 Forest Heights platForest Heights, platted in 1883. Glen Gale park is at Irving and 23rd. (John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota)2022-08-18T19:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/08/16/clevelands-first-residential-commission-in-minneapolis/2022-08-18T22:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/01/lost-minneapolis-parks-oak-lake/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/samuel-gale-house-harmon-place.jpgSamuel Gale house Harmon Placehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/s-c-gale-portrait-from-atwater-cropped3.jpgS. C. Gale portrait from Atwater croppedSamuel C. Gale, developer of Oak Lake Addition (Atwater, Isaac. History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. New York: Munsell & company, 1893, retrieved from hathitrust.org)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/city-market-lakeside-avenue-mh5-9-mp3-1m-p62.jpgCity Market Lakeside Avenue MH5.9 MP3.1M p6City Market on Lakeside Avenue, 1948 (Minnesota Historical Society)2022-08-16T14:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/08/04/clevelands-connections/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/french-wmr-1864-cdv.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP image2022-08-04T21:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/19/and-the-answer-is/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/william-mr-french-by-louis-betts.jpgWilliam M. R. French, by Louis BettsWilliam Merchant Richardson French was Horace Cleveland's partner as a landscape architect and may have been responsible for introducing Cleveland to Minneapolis. French was the first director of the Art Institute of Chicago, a position he held for 35 years. (Louis Betts, Art Institue of Chicago)2022-08-04T17:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/08/01/minnehaha-creek-mystery-solved/2022-08-30T22:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/07/27/cleveland-and-olmsted-revisited/2022-07-27T14:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/14/frederick-law-olmsted-and-minneapolis-parks-part-2/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/washburn-fair-oaks-from-3rd-avenue-m0028.jpgWashburn Fair Oaks from 3rd Avenue M0028Washburn Fair Oaks from 3rd Avenue about 1890 (Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis Collection)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fair-oaks-estate-with-pond-from-3rd-avenue-m0028.jpgFair Oaks estate with pond from 3rd Avenue M0028https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/washburn-park-postvard-about-1910-mhs.jpgWashburn Park postvard about 1910 MHS"Washburn Park", meaning the grounds at Fair Oaks, about 1910 (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fair-oaks-mhs-rev.jpgFair Oaks MHS rev.Fair Oaks, about 1886. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/williamdwashburn.jpgWilliamDWashburnWilliam Drew Washburnhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mckim-mead-white-with-plan.jpgMcKim Mead White with planCharles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead, Stanford Whitehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/flo-portrait.jpgFLO portraitFrederick Law Olmsted (www.olmsted.org)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fair-oaks-mhs.jpgFair Oaks MHSFair Oaks in 1886. (Minnesota Historical Soceity)2022-07-27T14:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2022/07/18/minnehaha-creek-shed-mystery/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes3.jpgshed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes3https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes2.jpgshed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes2https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes.jpgshed-on-minnehaha-creek-near-xerxes2022-08-01T15:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/08/28/connecting-lake-harriet-and-lake-calhoun/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lyndale-railway.jpgLyndale RailwayThe "motor" and cars of the Lyndale Railway in about 1879. The train is headed north, toward the city from Lake Calhoun, just south of 31st Street. (From City of Parks, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/location-of-canal-between-lake-calhoun-and-lake-of-the-isles.jpgLocation of canal between Lake Calhoun and Lake of the IslesPhoto taken near the shore of Lake of the Isles. The dotted white line show the location of the canal to Lake Calhoun. Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/east-lake-calhoun-parkway-and-36th-st.jpgEast Lake Calhoun Parkway and 36th St.The Lyndale Railway's pavilion would have been in the background to the right in earlier days. This photo was taken in about 1895. Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mpls-parks-fig-15-03.jpgLinking of the LakesThe canal that linked Lake Calhoun to Lake of the Isles was opened July 4, 1911.2022-07-18T13:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/08/29/linden-hills-boulevard-the-carriage-route-to-lake-harriet/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/linden-hills-boulevard-freshly-paved-1921-mhs.jpgLinden Hills Boulevard freshly paved 1921 MHS2022-02-19T17:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/11/05/dean-parkway-history/2024-03-12T20:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/07/27/rails-trails-and-sorrow/2022-06-21T01:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/06/09/halls-island-redux/2021-06-09T14:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/03/14/the-recreation-of-halls-island-part-1/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gerber-baths-1906-3-11-journal.jpgGerber Baths 1906-3-11 JournalPlans for the new bath house, with separate buildings for men and women, were prepared in 1906 by architects Boehme and Cordella. (Minneapolis Journal, March 11, 1906)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1903-halls-island.jpg1903 Hall's IslandHalls Island in 1903 plat book (John R. Borchert Map Library)2021-06-09T14:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/05/18/wirth-lake-mystery-structure/2021-05-18T17:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2021/03/15/broken-tackle-fritz-pollard-and-pudge-heffelfinger/2021-03-15T17:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/26/the-flying-merkel-minneapolis-park-police-motorcycles/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/city-of-parks-1912-park-police.jpgCity of Parks 1912 Park PoliceMinneapolis park police in the 1912 annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. At least two "Flying Merkels" were in use by the police. An independent park police force has often been cited as one reason for the great success of the Minneapolis park systm. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1911-flying-merkel-1.jpg1911-flying-merkel-1The 1911 Flying Merkel. The Minneapolis Park Board purchased four.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/theflyingmerkelbackground.jpgtheflyingmerkelbackgroundAlmost like flying. This image is from theflyingmerketl.com a site loaded with info on one of the premier motorcycles.2020-10-23T02:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/09/10/harry-perry-robinson-gets-a-biography/2020-09-10T15:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/03/06/what-happened-to-john-bradstreets-japanese-temple-in-lake-of-the-isles/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/proposed-in-bellman-alt.jpgBradstreet's IslandAn artist's depiction of Bradstreet's Island. (The Bellman, 1912)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bellman-detail-torii-alt.jpgThe torii or gate to Bradstreet's Island. c cThe Minneapolis-based literary magazine, The Bellman, carried an article in its January 20, 1912 edition that described Bradstreet's vision for the island and included an artists interpretation of elements of his vision. Teh drawings included this title illustration as well as the image at the top of this post of the finished island.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/japanese-garden-como-1908-truman-ward-ingersoll-mr2-9-sp4-1c-r50.jpgJapanese Garden Como 1908 Truman Ward Ingersoll MR2.9 SP4.1C r50Postcard of Japanese garden beside Cozy Lake at Como Park, St. Paul, ca. 1908 (Truman Ward Ingersoll, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cherry-trees-and-washington-monument-theodor-horydczak-prints-and-photographs-division-library-of-congress.jpgCherry trees and Washington MonumentCherry trees and Washington Monument. (Theodor Horydczak, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bellman-detail-pagoda-alt.jpgBellman pagoda https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bradstreet-minneapolis-collection.jpgJohn Scott Bradstreet, Minneapolis CollectionJohn Scott Bradstreet (Minneapolis Collection, Hennepin County Library)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bradstreet-por18283-r1-alt.jpgBradstreet por18283.r1 alt."Although his years were full, he never lost his boyishness. Until the end, the soul of the boy looked out through his man's eyes." Rev. Harry P. Dewey on John Scott Bradstreet, January 22, 1916 at dedication of bust of Bradstreet at Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Photo, ca. 1900, Sweet, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/proposed-in-bellman.jpgProposed in BellmanAn artists rendition of Bradshaw's decoration of an island in Lake of the Isles. The Bellman, xxxx, 1912.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bradstreet-japanese-garden-with-stone-ishidoro-ca-1918-mh5-9-mp3-1b-p4.jpgBradstreet Japanese Garden with stone ishidoro MH5.9 MP3.1B p4Japanese Garden at Bradstreet's Craftshouse (Minnesota Historical Society)2020-09-10T14:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/07/30/ironing-out-minnehaha-creeks-wrinkles/2022-02-14T20:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/02/10/1948-olympic-speed-skating-team-and-louise-herous-medals/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/herou-medals-1.jpgHerou medals 1https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1943-03-09-star_tribune-herou-with-her-medals-and-trophies.jpg1943-03-09 Star_Tribune Herou with her medals and trophieshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1947-02-17-star_tribune-hhh-and-gov.-youngdahl-at-starting-line-of-powderhorn-men-.jpg1947-02-17 Star_Tribune HHH and Gov. Youngdahl at starting line of Powderhorn men2026-01-22T14:59:59+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/06/03/how-long/2020-06-03T20:04:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/10/29/the-first-river-plans-long-before-above-the-falls-and-riverfirst/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1918-park-map-river-sm.jpg1918 River MapIn this map attached to the 1918 annual report Wirth showed existing parks in green, land the park board should acquire in brown, and land the park board should at least plant to make it more attractive in red. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cleveland-reading.jpgCleveland reading"I have been trying hard all Winter to save the river banks and have had some of the best men for backers, but Satan has beaten us." Horace W. S. Cleveland to Frederick Law Olmsted, June 13, 1889 (Olmsted Papers , Library of Congress)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mississippi-river-1917-civic-commission-jules-guerin.jpgMississippi River 1917 Civic Commission Jules GuerinThe Mississippi River through Minneapolis (looking upstream) as it could have looked. From the Minneapolis Plan by the Minneapolis Civic Commission,1917. The illustration was labelled, "The Greatest of Great Opportunities." (Jules Guerin, Minneapolis Civic Commission) 2020-05-15T01:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/03/24/parks-and-plagues/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/parade-stadium-1952-mprb.jpgParade Stadium 1952 MPRBhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/parade-192-mh5.9-mp4.5-p12.jpgParade 192 MH5.9 MP4.5 p12https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/elizabeth_kenny_nywts.jpgElizabeth_Kenny_NYWTShttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kenny_park_center.jpgkenny_park_center2020-03-31T22:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/02/29/to-bee-or-not-to-bee-are-you-pollinator-friendly/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bee.jpgBeehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/eastern_cottonwood_populus_deltoides_-_flickr_-_jay_sturner_2.jpgEastern_Cottonwood_(Populus_deltoides)_-_Flickr_-_Jay_Sturner_(2)2020-02-29T18:20:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/02/04/twin-cities-sports-history/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/twin-cities-sports-cover.pngTwin Cities Sports Cover2020-02-04T20:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/09/29/theodore-wirth-gets-a-new-home-and-office/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/theodore-wirth-in-living-room.jpgTheodore Wirth in Living RoomTheodore Wirth, about 1930, in living room of house built for him at Lyndale Farmstead. (Minnesota Historical Society negative 77420.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/theodore-wirth1.jpgTheodore WirthTheodore Wirth served as superintendent of Minneapolis parks for 30 years, 1906-1935. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/theodore-wirth-at-his-desk.jpgTheodore Wirth at his deskTheodore Wirth at his desk in early 1900s. Location unknown. The map on the wall behind his desk is of a park in Hartford, Connecticut, where Wirth was employed before he came to Minneapolis in 1906.2020-01-31T21:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2020/01/29/flu-seating-at-gopher-badger-game/2020-02-04T17:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/13/florence-barton-loring/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/loring-shelter-1907.jpgLoring Shelter, 1907The shelter at Loring Pond donated by Charles Loring in 1906. Shown here used as a warming house fo rskaters in 1907. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crazy-quilt-florence-barton-loring-minneapolis-institute-of-arts.jpgCrazy Quilt, Florence Barton Loring, Minneapolis Institute of ArtsCrazy Quilt, Florence Barton Loring, 1905 (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/florence-barton-loring-animal-shelter-1929-np78052.jpgFlorence Barton Loring Animal Shelter 1929 NP78052Florence Barton Loring Animal Shelter, 1929 (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/lorings-in-riverside-ca-1914-por-16225-r4-minnesota-historical-society.jpgLorings in Riverside, ca. 1914, por 16225 r4, Minnesota Historical SocietyFlorence and Charles Loring in Riverside, California about 1914 (por16225 r4, Minnesota Historical Society)2021-12-05T04:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/09/16/posters-for-parks/2019-09-19T14:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/09/18/baseballs-at-war/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/imag0470.jpgIMAG0470https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1918-wwi-ball-hall-of-fame.jpg1918 WWI Ball Hall of Famehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1918-wwi-military-baseball-e1568667826658.jpg1918 WWI military baseball2019-09-18T18:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/06/19/minnehaha-falls-and-creek-flood-stage/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-minnehaha-falls-4-rev.jpg2014-06-19 Minnehaha Falls 4 revThe falls made famous by Henry Wadswotrth Longfellow. I recently discovered startling early plans for the park at the falls that I am waiting for permission to reveal. Stay tuned. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-hiawatha-golf-course-2rev.jpg2014-06-19 Hiawatha Golf Course 2revMore than a water hazard. Hiawatha Golf Course looking south from E. 43rd Street near Standish. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-minnehaha-creek-above-the-falls-rev.jpg2014-06-19 Minnehaha Creek Above the Falls revA roomantic interlude at the famous rapids of Minnehaha Creek. This is only a few yards upstream from the Hiawatha statue. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-minnehaha-creek-at-cedar-ave-rev.jpg2014-06-19 Minnehaha Creek at Cedar Ave revMinnehaha Parkway at Cedar Avenue South. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-minnehaha-creek-at-16th-ave-rev.jpg2014-06-19 Minnehaha Creek at 16th Ave revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-19-minnehaha-creek-at-humboldt-ave-south-rev.jpg2014-06-19 Minnehaha Creek at Humboldt Ave South revMinnehaha Pakrway at Humboldt Avenue South, south of the Lynnhurst Recreation Center. (David C. Smith)2025-06-05T01:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/06/23/mississippi-river-flood/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ford-dam-island-2014-06-21.jpgFord Dam Island 2014-06-21Last summer you could walk from the locks to the island where the usbmerged trees are now. (David C. Smith, June 21, 2014)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ford-dam-2014-06-21.jpgFord Dam 2014-06-21High water over the Ford Dam June 21, 2014. Late last summer at one time there was no water flowing over the dam and below the dam was mostly dry land. (David C. Smith)2019-08-23T22:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/06/27/the-last-of-the-deluge-minnehaha-creek-floods-meadowbrook-golf-course/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/meadowbrook-flood-meadowbrook-ave-2014-06-27.jpgMeadowbrook Flood Meadowbrook Ave. 2014-06-27A different lake view, this looking east from Meadowbrook Road through the heart of the golf course. Great new wildlife habitat. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/meadowbrook-flood-excelsior-blvd-2014-06-27-2.jpgMeadowbrook Flood Excelsior Blvd 2014-06-27 2Another shot of the new lake in Meadowbrook Golf Course taken from near Excelsior Boulevard. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/meadowbrook-flood-excelsior-blvd-2014-06-27-1.jpgMeadowbrook Flood Excelsior Blvd 2014-06-27 1Meadowbrook Lake. Meadowbrook Golf Course doesn't usually have a lake in the middle. The pond on Minnehaha Creek on teh east side of the course was created in the late 1920s shortly after the course opened, because high water in the creek flooded part of the course. The pond was dredged to deepen it and use the earth dredged to raise the level of the course around it. That has worked pretty well through the history of the course -- but not when Minnehaha Creek rises this much. This was more than a week after the heavy rains of June 19. (David C. Smith)2019-08-23T22:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/02/10/monument-men-minneapolis-park-board-property/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/property-marker-northeast-park-clark-engineering-2-10-2015.jpgProperty marker Northeast Park Clark Engineering 2-10-2015The marker Craig found in Northeast Athletic Field Park.2019-08-23T22:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/02/01/frozen-falls-minnehaha-in-winter/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/zimmerman.jpgCharles Zimmerman levelled by a giant icycleAn engraving of photographer Charles Zimmerman being knocked unconscious by an icycle, November 28, 1869.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/postcard-minnehaha-winter.jpgMinnehaha Falls in WinterMinnehaha Falls on a postcard around 1910.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/thompson-minnehaha-maybe.jpgMystery fallsAn imitation Minnehaha Falls? Date and place unknown.(Courtesy Edward Tobin Thompson)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1899-01-15-from-ed-thompson-on-bench-at-minnehaha.jpgPark bench in Minnehaha Park, January 1899Resting on a bench in Minnehaha Park, January 1899. Judging from the hat, this may be the same man posing in front of the falls. (Photo courtesy Edward Tobin Thompson)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1899-01-15-from-ed-thompson-crop.jpgMinnehaha Falls, January 1899An unknown man staqnds at the foot of Minnehaha Falls in January, 1899. (Photo courtesy Edward Tobin Thompson)2019-08-23T22:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/03/26/minneapolis-park-history-update/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1886-st-peders-danish-evangelical-lutheran-congregation-s-p-cox-platform.jpg1886 St. Peder's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, S. P. Cox, platformThe congregation of St. Peder's Danish Evangelical Luthern Church at Minnehaha Falls in 1886 -- before the falls became a park. Some parishioners must have had large families of daughters. (Hennepin County Library, Special Collections)2019-08-23T22:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/05/07/last-minute-reminders-minnehaha-falls-and-the-minneapolis-institute-of-arts/2019-08-23T22:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/09/30/encore-at-the-library-the-jewel-of-minneapolis/2019-08-23T22:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/04/17/charles-loring-we-must-control-the-lake/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1886-06-14-letter-on-lake-of-the-isles-to-r-j-baldwin-p2.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP image2022-06-22T02:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/08/07/minnehaha-falls-1912-a-feather-in-the-cap/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/minnehaha-falls-1912-frank-prochaska.jpgMinnehaha Falls 1912 Frank ProchaskaMinnehaha Falls, 1912 (Photographer, Frank Prochaska. Courtesy of Robert Henry.)2019-08-23T22:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/16/the-demise-of-the-10th-avenue-bridge/2019-08-23T22:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/08/08/update-for-historians-and-grammarians/2019-08-23T22:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/07/29/park-punctuation-kings-highway-bassetts-creek-or-beards-plaisance/2019-08-23T22:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/08/bpc-board-of-park-commissioners-or-buttered-pop-corn/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/shingle-creek-dam-unknown.jpgShingle Creek Dam in Webber ParkThe dam on Shingle Creek next to the old pool and library at Webber Park, where Earl Baker worked. The wall at right surrounded the pool. The pool was built originally to be filled with water from the creek, but as the creek became more polluted, city water was used. Marge Siers didn't know when the photo was taken or who took it, but remarked that in her childhood "photo taking cost money so they were reserved for special occasions."2019-08-23T19:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/08/12/more-lake-nokomis-bath-house/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lake-nokomis-baths-1920s-rev.jpgLake Nokomis Bath HouseThe early days of the Lake Nokomis Bath House. Photographer unknown.2019-08-23T19:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/06/26/lake-nokomis-bath-house/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1966-05-02-lake-nokomis-bath-house-demolition-minneapolis-star-wm-seaman-rev.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP imagehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lake-nokomis-bath-house.jpgLake Nokomis bath houseThe new playing fields and bath house at Lake Nokomis. Construction of the bath house was completed in 1920, not long before this photo was taken. The barren landscape -- on both sides of the lake -- is surprising. This is one of many park board photos that may become available to the public in the near future through the Minnesota Digital Library. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.)2019-08-23T19:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/06/28/the-danger-of-danger/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ronald_reagan_signing_japanese_reparations_bill-1988.jpgRonald_Reagan_signing_Japanese_reparations_bill 1988President Ronald Reagan signed legislation that provided for an apology and reparations to Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned during Word War II. The bill was sponsored by Alan Simpson, a Republican Senator and Norman Mineta, a Democrat in the House of Representatives.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/recreation-staff-1910.jpgRecreation Staff 1910The recreation staff in 1910. One of my heroes of early park history is the man in the suit in the front rwo, Clifford Booth. Karl Raymond is second from right in the second row. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nisei-picnic-request-rev.jpgNisei Picnic Request RevLetter from the Twin City Nisei Club erquesting a picnic permit at Minnehaha Park.2019-08-23T19:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/10/08/norma-olson-remembers-prospect-park-triangles/2021-01-28T20:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/18/arts-and-parks-part-ii/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-08-mia-rev.jpgMIAMinneapolis Institute of Arts looking southwest across Third Avenue South.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-11-08-washburn-fair-oaks-from-3rd-ave-2-rev.jpgWashburn Fair Oaks from 3rd Ave.Washburn Fair Oaks Park looking west across Thrid Avenue South.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/zinn-washburn-fair-oaks-crop-rev.jpgEPSON MFP imageWashburn Fair Oaks mansion, probably in the 1880s. Lookign west across Third Avenue South in foreground. (W.S. Zinn)2019-08-23T19:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/10/03/minnesota-river-valley-national-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1935-west-metro-park-by-wirth-incl-minnesota-river-cu1.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP imagMhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1935-west-metro-park-by-wirth-incl-minnesota-river-cu.jpgEPSON MFP imageDetail of park possibilities in the Minnesota River Valley from Shakopee to Mendota froma 1935 study plan by Theodore Wirth. Harold Lathrop, a park board employee, worked with Wirth on the report.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1934-04-19-gov-olson-to-bpc-on-minnesota-valley-national-park-rev.jpg1934-04-19-gov-olson-to-bpc-on-minnesota-valley-national-park-revGov. Floyd B. Olson asked the Minneapolis park board for help in creating a national park in the Minnesota River valley in April 1934. 2019-08-23T19:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/01/20/100-years-ago-altered-electoral-map-and-shorelines/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/south-bay-map2-rev.jpgsouth-bay-map2-revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1916_electoral_map.jpg1916_electoral_map2019-08-23T18:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/06/07/somethings-missing-at-lake-harriet/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lake-harriet-no-pavilion-sm.jpgLake Harriet 1925This photo was taken very shortly after the Lake Harriet pavilion was destroyed by a tornado in 1925. It's the only photo I've seen of Lake Harriet without a pavilion. A pile of rubble marks the spot where the pavilion once stood. It's unlikely that a man as insistent upon beauty and efficiency as park superintendent Theodore Wirth would have allowed the rubble to remain for long, so this photo must have been taken in the few days after the storm in mid-July. (From the author's personal collection.)2019-08-23T18:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/05/16/the-princess-depot-at-minnehaha-falls/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/princess-depot-dick-kronick-2015-05-11-cu.jpgPrincess Depot Dick Kronick 2015-05-11 CUCloseup of trim on Princess Depot at Minnehaha Falls. (Richard Kronick.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/princess-depot-dick-kronick-2015-05-11.jpgPrincess Depot Dick Kronick 2015-05-11The Princess Depot at Minnehaha Falls in 2015. (Richard Kronick)2019-08-23T18:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/13/hiawatha-and-minnehaha-do-chicago/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/republic-statue-at-worls-columbian-exposition-in-chicago-1893.jpgRepublic, World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893Dnaiel Chester French's enormous Republic looms over the central pool at the Columnian Exposition in 1893. https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1st-minnesota-monument-gettysburg.jpg1st Minnesota Monument GettysburgFjelde's simple salute to the sacrifice of Minnesota men at a pivotal moment in the Civil War.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fjelde-jakob-cabinet-card-ebay.jpgJakob FjeldeJakob Fjelde, Lee Bros., year unknown. I like the cigar. (Photo courtesty of cabinetcardgallery.wordpress.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fjeldes-hiawatha-and-minnehaha-lee-bros.jpgHiawatha and Minnehaha above Minnehaha FallsHiawatha and Minnehaha in their customary place above Minnehaha Falls. I chose this pciture not only because Hiawatha is climbing a huge pile of rocks, unlike today, but also because ithis is a Lee Bros. photo, the same photographers who shot the photo of Fjelde below.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hiawatha-and-minnehaha-at-minnesota-pavilion-columbia-expo-1893-closeup.jpgHiawatha and MinnehahaZoooom.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hiawatha-and-minnehaha-at-minnesota-pavilion-columbia-expo-1893.jpgHiawatha and Minnehaha in ChicagoThe Minnesota building at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 featured Jakob Fjelde's sculpture of Hiawatha and Minnehaha in the vestibule.2019-08-23T18:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/06/06/memories-of-lake-harriet/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lake-harriet-pavilion-collapsed.jpgLake Harriet Pavilion damaged by tornadoA storm destroyed the Lake Harriet Pavilion in 1925, resulting in two deaths. (Minnesota Historical Society)2019-08-23T18:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/05/11/quotes-from-arts-and-parks-folwell-on-museums/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mia-cornerstone-headlien-1913-07-31.jpgMinneapolis Tribune headline July 31, 19132019-08-23T18:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/02/02/straw-men-women-and-children/2019-08-23T18:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/10/03/burma-shave-clinton-odell-and-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/burma-shave-sign-rev.jpgburma-shave-sign-revSilly jingles, mostly touting the benefits of a clean shave, were always followed by the Burma-Shave logo. For a complete catalog of the jingles visit burma-shave.org.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/burma-shave-zoom-rev1.jpgburma-shave-zoom-rev1Every dot is a set of Burma Shave signs in early 1940s, long before interstate freeways. It appears that only five states did not have any Burma shave signs. The number of signs peaked in the 1950s and reamined a highlight of cross-country travel into the 1960s.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/painter-park-burma-shave-sign-rev.pngpainter-park-burma-shave-sign-revThe sign at Painter Park, 34th and Lyndale, on September 30, quotes a famous Burma-Shave sign. 2019-08-23T18:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/02/21/defining-wirth/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1905-07-04-letter-to-cml-p4-rev-excerpt.jpg1905-07-04-letter-to-cml-p4-rev-excerpthttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1927-christmas-card.jpg1927-christmas-card2019-08-23T18:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/10/26/park-commissioner-qualifications-not-an-afterthought/2019-08-23T18:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/07/24/minneapolis-speed-skating-update/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bearcat-speedskater.jpgBearcat speedskaterWho is this Bearcat skater?2019-08-23T18:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/02/07/minneapolis-park-and-recreation-board-annual-reports-and-proceedings-online/2019-08-23T18:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/04/08/logan-park-field-house-centennial-public-input-public-outrage/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/logan-park-field-house-c-j-hibbard-1915-mhs-adj.jpgLogan Park Field House, C. J. Hibbard, 1915, MHS adj.The new field houe shortly after it opened in 1913. (Charles J. Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lebert-h-weir.jpgLebert-H-WeirLebert H. Weir was very familiar with Minneapolis parks. He first conducted a survey of Minneapolis parks in 1914 and again in 1944, when he was the National Field Secretary of the National Playground Association. He also served in 1917 as the recreation director for officer training at Fort Snelling during mobilization ahead of U. S. entry into World War I.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easter-egg-hunt-year-unknown-minneapolis-star-journal-mhs-rev.jpgEaster Egg Hunt year unknown, Minneapolis Star Journal, MHS revKids bursting out of the Logan Park field house for the annual Easter egg hunt. (Minneaosta Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easter-egg-hunt-year-unknown-minneapolis-star-journal-mhs.jpgEaster Egg Hunt year unknown, Minneapolis Star Journal, MHSKids bursting out of the Logan Park field house on the annual Easter egg hunt. (Minnesota Historical Soceity)2019-08-23T18:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/02/21/another-elite-powderhorn-park-speedskater/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1940-roger-mosiman-mother-and-sister-bernice1.jpg1940 Roger Mosiman, mother and sister BerniceRoger Mosiman boarding train for 1940 National Speedskating Championship in Schenectady, NY. Roger is being sent off by his mother, Lillie, and younger sister, Bernice. (Photo courtesy of Gayle Mosiman Meadows)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1940-roger-mosiman-mother-and-sister-bernice.jpg1940 Roger Mosiman, mother and sister BerniceRoger Mosiman boarding a train likely to 1940 National Speedskating Championships in Schenectady, NY. (IPhoto courtesy of Gayle Mosiman Meadows)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1938-powderhorn-park-program.jpg1938 Powderhorn Park programProgram from 1938 speedskating event at Powderhorn Park, featuring photo of Roger Mosiman (Gayle Meadows Mosiman)2019-08-23T18:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/04/29/lofty-words-lofty-ground-portius-c-deming/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/overgrown-parkway-at-deming-heights.jpgOvergrown Parkway at Deming HeightsFill in some leaves and there's no view at all. Might as call it Deming Flats.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/up-to-deming-heights-3.jpgUp to Deming HeightsThe stairway and path up Norwegian Hill.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/skyline-from-deming-heights-2013-4-27-rev1.jpgSkyline from Deming Heights 2013-4-27 revThe view from Deming Heights -- without leaves. The downtown Minneapolis skyline is out there -- somehwere.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/skyline-from-deming-heights-2013-4-27-rev.jpgSkyline from Deming Heights 2013-4-27 revThe view from Deming Heights -- without leaves. Nice skyline.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/deming-heights-plaque-2013-4-27.jpgDeming Heights plaque 2013-4-27The plaque set in a boulder in Deming Heights Park.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/deming-presiding-at-gateway-dedication-1915-ar.jpgDeming presiding at Gateway dedication 1915 ARAs president of the park board, Deming presided over the dedication of The Gateway in 1915. He also commanded the podium at the dedication of two other memorials that year, one to Thomas Lowry at Virgina Ttriangle; the other to Gustav Wennerburg at Minnehaha Park. (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/deming-signature1.jpgDeming signaturehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/deming-signature.jpgDeming signaturehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/views-of-itasca-lake-1903-brower.jpgViews of Itasca Lake 1903, BrowerLake Itasca as log reservoir, 1903. (Illustrated History of Itassca State Park)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mary-h-gibbs-acting-commissioner-itasca-state-park-1903.jpgMary H. Gibbs, Acting Commissioner, Itasca State Park, 19032019-08-23T18:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/25/highlights-lowlights-and-unsolved-mysteries-130-years-of-parks-in-minneapolis/2019-08-23T18:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/12/15/1911-minneapolis-civic-celebration-junk-mail/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1911-civic-celebration-postcard-obverse.jpg1911 Civic Celebration postcard obverseTeh back of teh envelope is an advertsiemen tfor Minneapolis, and from my perspective the lede is inot buried.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1911-civic-celebration-postcard.jpg1911 Civic Celebration postcardA promotional envelope used by a Minneapolis merchant. One of the objectives of the Civic Celebration was to give businesses an opportunity to contact, perhaps entertain and certainly solicit business from their clients throughout the region.2019-08-23T18:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/05/24/the-stadium-pillsburys-built-northrop-field-at-the-u-of-m-where-ticket-scalping-became-illegal/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/alfred-f-pillsbury-mprb.jpgAlfred F. Pillsbury MPRBAlfred F. Pillsbury (MinneapolisPark and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/northrop-field-demonstration-for-new-stadium-by-pharmacy-students-ca-1920-mhs.jpgNorthrop Field Demonstration for new stadium by Pharmacy students ca. 1920 MHSPharmacy students demonstrating for a new stadium. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/northrop-field-demonstration-for-new-stadium-by-medical-students-ca-1920-mhs.jpgNorthrop Field Demonstration for new stadium by Medical students ca. 1920 MHSMedical school students demonstrating support for a new stadium about 1920. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/northrop-field-bleachers-and-choice-standing-room.jpgNorthrop FIeld bleachers and choice standing roomhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pillsbury-best-rev.jpgPillsbury Best revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/marx-horsefeathers1.jpgmarx horsefeathers1The Marx Borthers in Horsefeathers (mobypicture.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/marx-horsefeathers.jpgmarx horsefeathersThe Marx Brothers in Horsefeathers(mobypicture.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/football-u-of-m-1889-3rd-from-left-1st-row-alumni-weekly-1914-rev.jpgFootball U of M 1889 3rd from left 1st row Alumni Weekly 1914 revThe 1889 Gophers were a more relaxed outfit. Pillsbury, the captain, is front center.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/football-u-of-m-1888-with-puillsbury-lower-left.jpgFootball U of M 1888 with Puillsbury lower leftAlfred F. Pillsbury (frist row, far left) with his 188 tammates. This was the third year of his seven year career with the Gophers. He was captain of the 1887 and 1889 teams. He began his playing days in 1886 as a linemman, but at only 142 pounds he was soon shifted to quarterback. His size is not as small as it seems by today's standards. Players who weighed 200 pounnds were considered gigantic.2019-08-23T18:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/05/10/friday-photo-forgotten-field-on-nicollet-island/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nicollet-island-1947-mhapo-borchert-library.jpgNicollet Island 1947 MHAPO Borchert LibraryNicollet Island, 1947, with a baseball field in the middle. (John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota)2019-08-23T18:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/04/10/minnehaha-park-fireplace-mystery-solved/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/veterans-hospital-picnic-grounds-fireplace.jpgVeterans Hospital picnic grounds fireplaceThe fireplace surrounded by picnic tables in 1935. (Minnesota Historical Society)2021-09-30T14:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/30/theodore-wirth-francis-gross-and-me-a-friday-photo-and-a-re-assessment/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dedication-of-heffelfinger-fountain.jpgDedication of Heffelfinger FountainThe dedication of the Heffelfinger Fountain in Lyndale Park, 1947. This is the only photo I've seen of Theodore Wirth and Francis Gross together, along with another well-known Minneapolitan. From left: Park Superintendent Emeritus Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey, Park Board Presdient Francis Gross, Park Superintendent Charles Doell. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-08-23T18:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/01/13/park-progress-100-years-of-engines-wheels-and-metropolitan-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1903-ford-model-a.jpg1903-Ford-Model-A1903 Model A Fordhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mpls-parks-fig-10-02.jpgLake Harriet Bicycle Path 1896This is one of my favorite park photos. It shows bicycle paths around Lake Harriet in 1896. Notice that the layout of walking path, bicycle path and carriage way, there were no cars yet, is almost identical to today. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-08-23T18:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/02/04/minnehaha-falls-photos/2019-08-23T18:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/01/31/fear-in-the-hearts-of-chilren-francis-a-gross/2019-08-23T18:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/01/01/ski-jump-update/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/glenwood-ski-jump-1923-charles-hibbard-mhs.jpgGlenwood Ski Jump 1923, Charles Hibbard, MHSThe ski jump at Glenwood (Wirth) Park in 1923 (Charles Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)2019-08-23T18:03:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/12/31/francis-a-gross-autobiography-origin-of-north-commons/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/golf-club-membership-card.jpgGolf Club Membership CardNot many people have a lifetime memrbership in a golf club named for them. This card was among the memorabilia of Francis A. Gross in the possessoin of his great grandson, Tony Gross. The former Armour Golf Course was renamed to honor Gross in 1947, an action by the park board that came as a completel surprise to Gross, who was then president of the board. (Francis A. Gross III)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/north-side-map-1892.jpgNorth side map 1892This image of the north Minneapolis is from the 1892 plat book. Ply.mouth Avenue is at the top, Lyndale at far right and Washington angling inot the picture from lower right. Gross livedin the "blue" block at the top of this map.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/francis-a-gross-1919a-lee-brothers.jpgFrancis A. Gross 1919a, Lee BrothersFrancis Gross, 1919 (Lee Brothers, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/north-commons.jpgNorth Commonshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/francis-gross-starting-pushmobile-derby-1936.jpgFrancis Gross starting Pushmobile Derby 1936Francis Gross was the starter for the Pushmobile Derby in 1936, two years before he wrote his autobiography. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-08-23T18:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/20/lets-tell-stories-longfellow-house-sunday-july-22/2019-08-23T17:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/03/20/canoe-jam-on-the-chain-of-lakes/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/canoes-for-rent-at-lake-harriet-ca-1912-mh5-9-mp4-1h-p16.jpgCanoes for rent at Lake Harriet ca. 1912 Rental canoes were piled up on the docks near the pavilion at Lake Harriet ca. 1912. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/canoes-on-lake-harriet-at-night-1914.jpgCanoes on Lake Harriet at night 1914https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/canoes-on-lake-of-the-isles-1911-alt.jpgCanoes on Lake of the Isles 1911 altCanoes on Lake of the Isles ca. 1911 (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lake-harriet-canoe-house-1912-alt.jpgLake Harriet Canoe House Plan 19122019-08-23T17:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/07/bryn-mawr-golf-course-update/2019-08-23T17:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/02/03/yard-and-garden-show-trees-in-minneapolis/2019-08-23T17:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/08/13/mystery-starters-at-powderhorn-speed-skating-track/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/powderhorn-u-s-olympic-team-1947-2-16.jpgPowderhorn U.S.Olympic Team 1947-2-16Can you identify any of these people -- skaters and others -- at the speed skating track at Powderhorn Park? (MPRB)2021-04-11T22:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/05/04/bombers-over-lake-nokomis/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lake-nokomis-clearing-and-grading-1921-hibbard.jpgLake Nokomis clearing and grading 1921 HibbardFive years after dredging was completed at Lake Nokomis and the dredge fill had settled, teh park board cleared and graded the land.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/martin-bombers-over-lake-nokomis-small.jpgMartin Bombers over Lake Nokomis(Minnesota Historical Society)2026-01-18T10:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/01/23/the-preservation-instincts-of-charles-m-loring/2019-08-23T17:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/03/14/minneapolis-parkmemory-ski-jumping-at-wirth-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/jim-john-balfanz-double-jump-at-wirth-park-in-1956-close-up.jpgJim & John Balfanz - double jump at Wirth Park in 19562019-08-23T17:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/08/20/brownie-lake-long-ago/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brownie-lake-with-the-ever-expanding-highway-1949.jpgBrownie Lake with the ever-expanding highway, 1949Highway 12 expands and eats into Wirth Park, 1949 (Minneapolis Star Journal, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brownie-lake-highway-12-1949.jpgBrownie Lake Highway 12 1949Highway 12 and Glenwood (Wirth) Parkway, 1949 (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hibbard-1-1916-mhs.jpgHibbard 1 1916 MHSCharles J. Hibbard, 1916 (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hibbard-1916-mhs.jpgHibbard 1916 MHSChalres J. Hibbard, 1916. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brownie-lake.jpgBrownie Lake?An undated photo labelled "Brownie Lake with Cedar Lake in the distance." (C. J. Hibbard & Co., MPRB)2019-08-23T17:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/04/18/who-exactly-were-the-huns/2019-08-23T17:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/12/14/the-two-pieces-of-thomas-lowry-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thomas-lowry-park-douglas-triangle-hibbard-mh5-9-mp4-1-p144.jpgDouglas Triangle, Hibbard, MH5.9 MP4.1 p144Mt. Curve Triangles when it was officially named in 1925. It is now Thomas Lowry Park. (Charles Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lowry-park-site-1903-plat-map.jpgLowry Park site 1903 plat mapOn this 1903 map there is no "triangle" of land bounded by Bryant, Douglas and Mt. Curve, center right, at what would become Thomas Lowry Park. (John S. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota)2019-08-23T17:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/12/01/name-that-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/looking-east-from-boom-island-1901.jpgLooking east from Boom Island 1901This is the view of the Mystery Park looking east from Boom Island in 1901. (MInnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/home-5th-st-and-12th-ave-se-built-1883.jpgHome 5th St. and 12th Ave. SE, built 18835th St. and 12th Avenue SE, built 1883 (History of the City of Minneapolis, Atwater)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/a-minneapolis-park-is-named-for-him.jpgA Minneapolis park is named for him2019-08-23T17:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/29/more-bassetts-creek/2019-08-23T17:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/12/09/stone-quarry-update-limestone-quarry-in-minnehaha-park-at-worctivated/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/stone-quarry-1938-ar1.jpgStone quarry 1938 AR1"The Stone-crushing Plant at Minnehaha Park" (1938 Annual Report, Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners) Doesn't look much like one of our favorite wild places, does it?2024-06-27T13:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/10/11/minnehaha-park-the-incinerator-and-the-fireplace/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stone-quarry-1919-ar.jpgStone Quarry 1919 ARThe proposed extension of the Minnehaha stone quarry. (1919 Annual Report of the Minneapolsi Board of Park Commissioners)nhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/incinerator-2011.jpgMinnehaha Park incinerator 2011A stairway goes down behind the incinerator to a lower level.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/minnehaha-fireplace2.jpgminnehaha fireplace2The fireplace along the path in the dog park. View from the path.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stone-crusher-1907-ar.jpgStone Crusher 1907 ARThe stone quarry and rock crusher built in 1907 to provide rock for parkway paving. 1907 Annual Report of the Minneapols Board of Park Commissioners2019-08-23T17:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/14/northeast-river-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gluek-brewing-company-1963.jpgGluek Brewing Company 1963Gluek Brewery and mansion in 1963 viewed from the west bank of the river. (Norton & Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/marshall-terrace-plan-2a-1915.jpgMarshall Terrace Plan 2Plan 2 (1915 Annual Report, Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/marshall-terrace-plan-1a.jpgMarshall Terrace Plan 1Plan 1 (1915 Annual Report Minneapolsi Board of Park Commissioners)2021-10-15T02:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/09/20/letters-from-theodore-wirth-gardener-above-all/2019-08-23T17:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/09/20/lake-calhoun-bath-house-and-calhoun-beach-club-from-disfigurement-to-national-register/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/durban2.jpgdurban2Modern Durban. The buildings might still be "monster rent barracks," to use Wirth's term, but the atmosphere at Durban's beach has changed much more since 1936 than at Lake Calhoun. This photo looks nothing like what I remember form a visit there in 1980.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/calhoun-beach-club-1940-minneapolis-tribune-mhs-1.jpgCalhoun Beach Club 1940The Calhoun Beach Club loomed over the beach and lake in 1940. The old three-level diving platform was a bit less timid than today's rafts. (Minneapolis Tribune2019-08-23T17:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/13/the-brownie-in-brownie-lake/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wilson-park-hawthorne-between-eleventh-and-twelfth-streets-north-about-1942-jack-delano-minnesota-historical-society.jpgWilson Park about 1942 (Jack Delano, Minnesota Historical Society)Wilson Park, once known as Hawthorne Park, in about 1942, looking southwest with Basilica in background (Jack Delano, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mcnair-residence-ca-1890-minnesota-historical-society-mh5-9-mp3-2j-p186.jpgMcNair residence, ca. 1890, Minnesota Historical Society, MH5.9 MP3.2j p186McNair home, about 1890, Hawthorn Park, Minneapolis. "Brownie" McNair was married here. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/agnes-mcnair-hull-ca-1890-jordan-minnesota-historical-society-por-25613-r1.jpgAgnes McNair Hull, ca. 1890, Jordan, Minnesota Historical Society, por 25613 r1Agnes "Brownie" McNair Hull, namesake of Brownie Lake, about 1890 (Jordan, Minnesota Historical Society)2019-08-23T17:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/03/10/keep-your-thomas-lowrys-straight/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lowry-triangle-at-left-norton-and-peel-1956.jpgLowry Triangle at left Norton and Peel 1956Lowry Triangle is on the immediate left as you look north on Hennepin Avenue toward the Basilica. Oak Grove Street and Loring Park are on the right. Vineland Avenue, leading to the Walker Art Center, is on the left. Virginia Triangle and Thomas Lowry's Memorial are directly behind you in 1956. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lowry-school-1916-showing-vacated-buchanan-street.jpgLowry School 1916 showing vacated Buchanan StreetThomas Lowry School in 1916 showing Buchanan Street vacated between the school and Audubon Park at left. (Minneapolis Public Schools)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/thomas-lowry-park-douglas-triangle-hibbard-mh5-9-mp4-1-p144.jpgThomas Lowry Park, Douglas Triangle, Hibbard, MH5.9 MP4.1 p144Thomas Lowry Park in 1925 when it was still Douglas Triangle, before it became Mt. Curve Triangles (Hibbard Studio, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lowry-mansion-1886-mh5-9-mp1e-p11.jpgLowry Mansion 1886 MH5.9 MP1e p11Thomas Lowry's home looking north over what is now The Parade and the Sculpture Garden2019-08-23T16:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/05/where-is-de-soto-harbor/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/stone-arch-bridge-1890-mh5-9-mp4-2-p74.jpgStone Arch Bridge 1890 Stone Arch Bridge 1890, before any dams downstream created reservoirs. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/high-dam-1917.jpgHigh Dam 1917The "High Dam" nearing completion in 1917. It became known as the Ford Dam in 1923. This was before the Ford Bridge was built later in the 1920s. (from City of Parks, Minnesota Historical Society)2025-02-04T14:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/25/parkpowderhorn-speed-skating-track-best-ice-in-the-united-states/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pre-zamboni-ince-cleaning-1935.jpgPre-Zamboni ice cleaning 1935The ice sweeper that kept the Powderhorn speed skating track clean. Elmer Anderson (left) and Gotfred Lundgren kept the track in top shape2019-08-23T16:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/02/22/elusive-minneapolis-ski-jumps/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/glenood-ski-jump-national-ski-tournament-1923.jpgGlenwood Park Ski jump, National Ski Tournament, 1923National Ski Tournament, Glenwood Park, 1923https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/glenwood-ski-jump-1923-mh5-9-mp4-128.jpgGlenwood Ski Jump 1923 MH5.9 MP4 128https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ole-bull-loring-park-1900-mh5-9-mp4-1l-p61.jpgOle Bull Loring Park 1900 MH5.9 MP4.1L p6This statue of Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull was placed in Loring Park in 1897, shown here about 1900. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ole-bull-loring-park-1900-mh5-9-mp4-1l-p6.jpgOle Bull Loring Park 1900 MH5.9 MP4.1L p6https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1887-ski-tourney-gv3-75-r3.jpg1887 ski tourney GV3.75 r3The caption for this photo from the Minnesota Historical Society Visual Resource Database claims the photo is from the winter of 1887, but was almost certainly taken at the ski tournament held on Kenwood Hill in February, 1888.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/girls-ski-club-glenwood-1921.jpgGirls ski club, Glenwood, 1921Girls Ski CLub, 1921, from 1921 Annual Report of the Minneapolis park board.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/glenwood-ski-jump-1911-annual-report.jpgGlenwood ski jump 1911 annual reportThis photo is from the 1911 annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners.2019-08-23T16:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/07/06/linking-the-lakes-1911-minneapolis-civic-celebration/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lagoon.jpgLagoon2019-08-23T16:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/04/22/lake-calhoun-outlet-and-lakewood-cemetery-greenhouses/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lake-calhoun-outlet.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP image2019-08-22T14:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/08/20/a-bus-tour-and-a-road-trip/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jeffers-thunderbird.jpgJeffers thunderbirdhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/petroglyph-panorama.jpgPetroglyph panoramahttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/waterfront-tour-route-map.jpgWaterfront Tour Route Map2019-08-20T19:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/06/28/troublesome-lake-hiawatha/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1922-hibbard-lake-hiawatha-looking-south.jpg1922 Hibbard Lake Hiawatha looking southhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1929-lake-and-golf-course-before-course-was-built.jpg1929 Lake and Golf Course before course was builthttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1922-hibbard-of-27th-ave.-s.-line.jpg1922 Hibbard of 27th Ave. S. linehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1915-lake-hiawatha-looking-north.jpg1915 Lake Hiawatha looking north2019-07-04T20:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/06/15/closing-parkways-not-a-new-idea-or-a-good-one/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1970-09-07-the_minneapolis_star-lake-calhoun-revisions.jpg1970-09-07 The_Minneapolis_Star Lake Calhoun revisionshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1970-09-07-the_minneapolis_star-lake-harriet-revisions.jpg1970-09-07 The_Minneapolis_Star Lake Harriet revisionshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1970-09-07-the_minneapolis_star-lake-of-the-isles-revisions.jpg1970-09-07 The_Minneapolis_Star Lake of the Isles revisionshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1970-09-07-the_minneapolis_star-lake-parkway-closings.jpg1970-09-07 The_Minneapolis_Star Lake parkway closings2019-07-22T14:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/05/14/minneapolis-park-names-added-and-reconsidered/2019-05-28T13:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/03/20/naming-rights-and-wrongs-people-commemorated-in-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sanford-maria-portrait.jpgsanford maria portraithttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bethune-mary-mcleod-portrait-scurlock.jpgBethune Mary McLeod portrait (Scurlock)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sibley-henry-brig-gen.jpgSibley, Henry Brig. Gen.2020-09-10T17:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/04/21/help-a-neighborhood-help-a-park-elwell-park-iii/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/marcy-school-c-p-gibson.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP imagehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elwell-turtle.pngElwell Turtle2019-05-11T14:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/04/28/lake-creek-and-river-tour-history-archive-aerial-photos/2019-04-28T17:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/17/go-botts-bottineau-athletic-club-dominated-minneapolis-park-board-sports-for-a-decade/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/george-besnah-qb-19251.jpgGeorge Besnah, QB 1925George Besnah was apparently the superstar of the Botts. He was the captain of the football team and a superb basketball player who played for a Chicago team in an early professional league. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bottineau-field-for-bottineau-marshall-terrace-football-game-october-1926.jpgBottineau Field for Bottineau-Marshall Terrace football game October 1926In the biggest game of the 1926 park league season perennial powerhouses Bottineau and Marshall Terrace played at Bottineau Field in front of a crowd estimated by the Minneapolis Journal at 5,000. The Botts defeated the Marshalls on a 55-yard punt return by Charles Samek. (City of Parks, Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bottineaus-diamondball-1926.jpgBottineaus diamondball 1926Bottineaus, Minneapolis diamondball champs, 1926. Front row (l-r): Carl Pearson, Tubby Burns, Haloran, George Besnah, Zig Bishop. Back row: Charlie Cells, Mgr., Pat Long, Boney Selinsky, Bloom Brothers, Swede Wilson. Manager Charlie Cells kept the scrapbook from which all of the "Bottineaus" pictures were copied. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/botts-1925-players-2.jpgBotts 1925 playersBottineau football players, 1925. Winthrop Horan (tackle), Ade Johnson (end), Cowboy Bies (guard). I like the cars in the background. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/botts-1925-players.jpgBotts 1925 playersBottineau football players, 1925. Mike Vanusek (guard), Chuck Samek (full), Walter Sienka (tackle). (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-04-22T19:45:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/03/31/minneapolis-park-hero-maude-armatage/2019-03-28T22:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/04/19/more-on-murphy-square-and-augsburg-college-and-more-praise-for-the-minnesota-historical-society/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/carl-h-chrislock-professor-emritus-of-augsburg-college-alan-ominsky-1970-por19915-p1.jpgCarl H. Chrislock, professor emeritus of Augsburg College, Alan Ominsky, 1970, por19915 p1Carl H. Chrislock, prefessor emeritus, Augsburg College, 1970 (Alan Ominsky, Minnesota Historical Society)2019-03-28T22:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/23/phelps-wyman-pioneer-landscape-architect-and-minneapolis-park-commissioner/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wyman-bottleneck-cu.jpgWyman bottleneck CUWyman's suggested a traffic circle to improve traffic flow at the "Bottleneck" at Lowry Hill. To further imporve traffic flow, he recommended (far right) establishing and artery east from the traffic circle to Nicollet Avenue. (Minneapolis Morning Tribune, January 22, 1922)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wyman-fair-oaks-drawing-cu.jpgWyman Fair Oaks drawing CUBird's eye view Wyman's plan for Washburn Fair Oaks (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wyman-fair-oaks-cu.jpgWyman Fair Oaks CUPhelps Wyman's plan for Washburn Fair Oaks in 1923https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wymans-douglas-avenue-triangle-1922-bpc-ar.jpgWyman's Douglas Avenue Triangle 1922 BPC ARWyman's plan for pools and pergola in what is now Thomas Lowry Park. (1922 Annual Report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners)2019-03-28T22:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/27/prospect-park-garden-club-wins-triangle-award-orlin-triangle-is-smallest/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rollins-triangle5-6-2011.jpgRollins Triangle5 6-2011A newspaper stand, a bus bench and a bit of a garden that's overgrown. Definitely larger.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/laurel-triangle1-6-2011.jpgLaurel Triangle1 6-2011Laurel Triangle, at Laurel and Cedar Lake Road, is beautiful too, in a wilder way than the Prospect Park traiangles. So big it has two sidewalks and stop signs..https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/elmwood-triangle1-6-2011.jpgElmwood Triangle1 6-2011Elmwood Triangle, the second smallest park in Minneapolis, listed at 0.01 acre, but based on my rough measurementss,smaller than Orlin Triangle.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/orlin-triangle2-1-6-2011.jpgOrlin Triangle2.1 6-2011Orlin Triangle in Prospect Park is the smallest park in Minneapolis..2019-03-28T22:22:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/07/26/yes-there-was-a-clarence-triangle/2019-03-28T22:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/10/13/nearby-parks-landscape-architect-arthur-nichols-and-park-fireplaces/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/beehive-1939-lilac-park.jpgBeehive 1939 Lilac ParkRead more about this fireplace at slphistory.org or follow the link below.2019-03-28T22:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/17/talmud-torahs-vs-swastikas/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/talmud-torah-football-team-1920.jpgTalmud Torah football team 1920The first Talmud Torah football team, 1920 (Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest, jhsum.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/judeas-football-players-morris-hillman-and-ernie-kaplan-sponsored-by-emmanuel-cohen-center-ca-1928-gv3-13-p58.jpgJudeas football players Morris Hillman and Ernie Kaplan ca. 1928 GV3.13 p58Judeas players Morris Hillman and Ernie Kaplan. The caption of this Minnesota Historical Society photo says the team was sponsored by the Emmanuel Cohen Center ca. 1928. (Minnesota Historical Society.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/talmud-torah-725-fremont-avenue-north-minneapolis-start-journal-tribune-mh5-9-mp5-2-p129.jpgTalmud Torah, 725 Fremont Avenue North, Minneapolis Start Journal Tribune, MH5.9 MP5.2 p129Talmud Torah, 725 Fremont Avenue North sponsored sports teams in park recreation leagues beginning in 1919, ca. 1950. (Minneapoliss Star Journal Tribune, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/camden-team-1922-gv3-13-p16.jpgCamden team 1922 GV3.13 p16The Camden team won the 1922 senior or open division of the Minneapolis Amateur Football Association managed by the park board recreation department.2019-03-28T22:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/26/minneapolis-park-planning-theodore-wirth-as-landscape-architect/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/longfellow-field-plan-1912.jpgLongfellow Field Plan 1912This plan for the original Longfellow Field in 1912 was typical of the plans in teh annual reports,https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wymans-douglas-avenue-triangle-1922-bpc-ar.jpgWyman's Douglas Avenue Triangle 1922 BPC AROne of the only colored plans and one of the only plans produced outside of the park board staff,. Phelps Wyman's plan for what is now Thomas Lowry Park from the 1922 annual report.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/theodore-wirth.jpgTheodore WirthTheodore Wirth, Superintendent of Parks, 1906-1935 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T22:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/30/index-to-minneapolis-park-plans-volume-iii-1926-1935/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lake-harriet-canoe-house-1912-alt.jpgLake Harriet Canoe House 1912 altDetail of a plan published in the 1912 annual report showing a proposed canoe house on a peninsula in Lake Harriet. (1912 Annual Report, Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lake-harriet-canoe-house-1912.jpgLake Harriet Canoe House 1912Detail of a plan published in the 1912 annual report showing a canoe house built on a peninsula into Lake Harriet. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T22:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/28/catalog-of-minneapolis-park-plans-volume-ii/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/stone-quarry-1919-ar1.jpgStone Quarry 1919 ARThis plan for the Minnehaha Stone Quarry from the 1919 annual report is representative of the plans listed below. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T22:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/23/friday-photo-how-a-stone-arch-was-made/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stone-arch-bridge-construction.jpgStone Arch Bridge constructionThe Stone Arch Bridge deck being completed in 1883. (Burlington Northern, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stone-arch-bridge-under-construction-1883-henry-farr-mh5-9-mp4-23-r54.jpgStone Arch Bridge under construction 1883, Henry Farr MH5.9 MP4.23 r54This stereoscope image shows the stone arches being built over forms in 1883. (Henry Farr, Minneapolis Historical Society)2019-03-28T22:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/10/02/the-streetcar-through-linden-hills-100-years-on-xerxes-avenue/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/xerxes-at-45th-2013-10-2.jpgXerxes at 45th 2013-10-2Xerxes Avenue South looking south in the 4500 block. A street car line opened here October 1, 1913.2019-03-28T22:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/08/friday-photo-lake-calhoun-north-shore/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lake-calhoun-aerial-1a.jpgLake Calhoun aerial 1aLake Calhoun's northwest shore and Bath House in late 1910s. Photo taken from Minikahda Club. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T22:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/02/25/the-beginnings-of-a-garden/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/armory-garden-ca-1913-mprb-rev.jpgArmory Garden 1913 MPRB rev.The 1913 garden adjacent to the Armory, looking southwest from intersection of Lyndale Avenue, coming in from left and Kenwood Parkway, at right. The photo was taken from the Palace Hotel between the Parade and Loring Park. The garden is now part of fhe Minneapolis Sculpture Gardenhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/logo1910.jpgLogo1910https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/plat-map-1914-zoom.jpgplat map 1914 zoomThe green space to the right of the Armory was the site of the SAFOH Garden. Lyndale Avenue is at right. Kenwood Parkway, which no longer goes through, is at top. Lowry's residence is where the Walker Art Center is now. (1914 Plat Map, relfections.mndigital.org)2019-03-28T21:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/02/28/an-early-8-hour-day/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/glenwood-camden-parkway-victory-memorial-drive-1920.jpgGlenwood-Camden Parkway, Victory Memorial Drive, 1920Work crews building what became Victory Memorial Drive in north Minneapolis in either 1916 or 1920. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T21:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/04/05/friday-photo-west-riverbank-from-the-stone-arch-bridge/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/view-from-stone-arch-bridge-1980-rev.jpgView from Stone Arch Bridge 1980 rev.View from the Stone Arch Bridge 1980 (Riverfront News)2019-03-28T21:51:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/04/13/friday-photo-before-the-mills-were-ruins/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tail-races-mill-ruins.jpgTail races, Mill RuinsA closer look at the trail races adn water returning tothe river after its work was done. (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tail-races-mprb-rev.jpgTail races MPRB rev.Tail races, some of which are now visible in Mill Ruins Park. (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tail-race-1885-mhs-48210.jpgTail race 1885 MHS 48210The west bank of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, just below St. Anthony Falls, in 1885. (Minnesota Historical Society)2019-03-28T21:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/04/01/sisters-of-chuckie-powderhorn-park-1926/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/doll-buggy-parade-1934-minneapolis-tribune-minnepolis-collection-hennepin-county-library.jpgDoll Buggy Parade, 1934, Minneapolis Tribune, Minnepolis Collection, Hennepin County LibraryThis Minneapolis Tribune photo from 1934, which includes girls from an unidentified park, is more appealing. (Minneapolis Photo Collection, Hennepin County Library)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sisters-of-chuckie-powderhorn-1926.jpgSisters of Chuckie Powderhorn 1926Doll parade at Powderhorn Park, 1926 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2019-03-28T21:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/05/30/minneapolis-sculpture-garden-is-25/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/minneapolis-sculpture-garden-rev.jpgMinneapolis Sculpture Garden revThe same land in the photos above, but shot from the south. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/armory-garden-ready-for-planting-1913.jpgArmory Garden ready for planting 1913Teh same site as above ready for plantin gfor the 1913 convention of the Society of Amrican Florists and Ornamental Horticulturistshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/armory-garden-before-prep-1913.jpgArmory Garden before prep 1913The southern half of the Sculpture Garden site before it was designated to become a garden in 1913.2019-03-28T21:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/05/a-missed-opportunity-the-witchs-hat-closed-for-another-year/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/view-from-cheevers-tower-1857-digitalgallery-nypl-org.jpgView from Cheever's Tower 1857 digitalgallery.nypl.orgAn illustration of the view from Cheever's Tower in 1857 by Edwin Whitfield from the digital gallery of the New York Public Library.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cappelen-bridge.jpgCappelen BridgeThe graceful arch of the bridge was the world's longest concrete span at the time it was completed in 1923. (Mulad)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cheevers-tower-1858-mh59-mp9-r178.jpgCheever's Tower 1858 Since my earlier post on the Witch's Hat, I found this stereopticon image of "Cheever's Tower" dated 1858. (Minnesota Historical Society)2019-03-28T21:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/04/11/witchs-hat-centennial-at-tower-hill/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/towerhill-1913-1973.jpgtowerhill 1913-19732026-01-01T01:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/11/08/prospect-park-memories/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tower-hill-joan-pudvan-opal-raines-1944-rev.jpgMemories of Pospect ParkTower Hill, by Opal Raines, in about 1944. This is the cover illustration of Memories of Prospect Park, edited by Joan Pudvan. (Image courtesy of Joan Pudvan)2019-03-28T21:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/06/01/i-finally-made-it/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-top-of-the-tower-6a.jpg2014-05-30 Top of the Tower 6aThe spiral staircase of the Witch's Tower. It was narrow enough that I had to suck in my (shrinking) stomach to pass people going the other way. The large deck at the top of the tower was intended to be a bandstand for concerts, but musician's had a difficult time gettig their instruments up this narrow staircase. Imagine lugging a bass or a tuba up or down. But others were once able to enjoy the view any time. When the tower was first opened in 1914, the park board paid a park keeper to open the tower to the public five days a week. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-top-of-the-tower-2a.jpg2014-05-30 Top of the Tower 2aThe top of the stairs down the Witch's Hat. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-top-of-the-tower-sw-4a.jpg2014-05-30 Top of the Tower SW 4aThe view from the Witch's Hat to the southwest, across Prospect Park and the Mississippi River into South Minneapolis. This was my favorite view, in part, because of how well the Mississippi River is hidden. You can tell it's there and you can see part of the railroad bridge over the river, but it is amazing how such a prominent and predominant geograpical feature can be swallowed by the landscape. I couldn't help but imagine the wildness of teh view from here 150 years ago -- before buildings and also before the Minneapols park board planted hundreds of thousands of trees along city streets. Early writers note that what is now South Minneapolis from the river gorge to the lakes in the southwestern part of the city was mostly treeless prairie.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-looking-up-2.jpg2014-05-30 Looking up 2The Witch's Hat from the terrace near the entrance to the tower. It was a perfect day to climb the tower. It really is this white and sky really was this blue. My Dad, who turns 90 this year, chose not to climb the 100+ steps to the top of the tower, but still enjoyed the spectacular view from the terrace. Even if you miss the few chances to climb the tower, visit the park for spectacular views of the city. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-30-top-of-the-tower-1a.jpg2014-05-30 Top of the Tower 1aThe view west toward downtown -- and into the sun. Pratt School is at the bottom. I took the picture a little after 5 p.m. I didn't have to wait in line to make the climb, but by the time I descended about 100 people were in line waiting their turn. (David C. Smith)2019-03-28T21:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/11/09/two-new-park-related-books-by-joe-bissen-and-sue-leaf/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bissen-and-leaf1.jpgBissen and LeafTwo recent additions to my Minnesota history book shelf2019-03-28T21:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/03/26/ice-queens-the-first-female-speedskaters-in-minnesota/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1922-02-19-star_tribune-photo-olga-munkholm-and-men-incl.-donovan-rev.jpg1922-02-19 Star_Tribune PHOTO Olga Munkholm and men incl. Donovan revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hippodrome-postcard-1.jpgHippodrome postcardhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hippodrome-postcard.jpgHippodrome postcardhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1917-02-18-star_tribune-photo-of-edna-nelson-indoor-champ.jpg1917-02-18 Star_Tribune PHOTO of Edna Nelson Indoor Champhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1934-12-30-tribune-10000-lakes-preview-photo-rev.jpg1934-12-30 Tribune 10,000 lakes preview photo revhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1938-03-06-dot-franey-camel-ad.jpg1938-03-06 Dot Franey Camel adhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1936-02-12-tribune-swanson-franey-photo-with-trophies.jpg1936-02-12 Tribune Swanson, Franey photo with trophieshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/franey-dorothy-1934-close-up-ebay.jpgFraney, Dorothy 1934 close-up ebayhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/franey-dorothy-1934-ebay.jpgFraney, Dorothy 1934 ebay2019-03-28T18:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2019/02/06/what-year-was-it-vaccinations-assault-free-trade-and-snow-shoveling/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/caricature1902-09-12.jpgCaricature,1902-09-122019-02-08T00:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/12/27/sharing-streets-an-old-discussion/2018-12-29T13:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/29/delineators-in-minneapolis-park-plans/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wirth-home-and-administration-building1.jpgWirth Home and Administration BuildingThe house built for Theodore Wirthhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wirth-home-and-administration-building.jpgWirth Home and Administration BuildingThe house built in 1910 for Theodore Wirth, also to serve as an "administation" building at Lyndale Farmstead. (MinneapolisPark and Recreation Board)2018-12-27T20:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/28/engineers-in-minneapolis-park-plans/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/godward-and-victor-christgau-wpa-1935.jpgGodward and Victor Christgau, WPA 1935A. C. Godward, standing, with Victor Christgau in 1935. They were engineer and state administrator, respectively, for WPA projects in Minnesota. I love the sign on the wall over Christgau's shoulder, "Will It Put People To Work?" (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nutter-sr-plan-for-chute-square.jpgNutter Sr. plan for Chute SquareFrank Nutter's plan for Chute Square, 1905. (Minneapolis Journal)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nutter-jr-1906-5-25-journal.jpgNutter Jr. 1906-5-25 JournalFrank H. Nutter, Jr. was hired as park board engineer in 1906. (Minneapolis Journal)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lathrop-harold-w-mhs-ca-1940.jpgLathrop, Harold W., MHS ca. 1940Harold Lathrop, an engineer for Minneapolis parks, but later director of Minnesota State Parks and Colorado State Parks. Photo ca. 1940 when he was with Minnesota State Parks. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/engineering-staff-ca-1915.jpgEngineering staff ca. 1915The park board engineering staff about 1915 in their 4th floor offices in City Hall. From left: Alfred C.Godward, Charles E. Doell, ... (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-12-27T20:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/23/those-darn-cars/2018-12-27T20:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/14/a-railroad-town/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/plymouth-and-washington-paul-hamilton-mhs.jpgPlymouth and Washington, MinneapolisNorth Minneapolis at Plymouth and Washington looking east toward Mississippi River in background. Railroads consumed a lot of land ca. 1920 on the west bank. (Paul W. Hamilton, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/aerial-rr-yards-paul-w-hamilton-ca-1921.jpgWest river bank above the falls, Minneapolis, 1921The west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis looking downriver from above St. Anthony Falls. Nicollet Island is far left. Ca. 1921 (Paul W. Hamilton, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-12-27T20:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/10/22/pushball-at-powderhorn/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pushball-at-powderhorn-date-unknown-mprb.jpgPushball at Powderhorn, date unknown (MPRB)This is "Pushball." The apartments in the background appear to be those on Powderhorn Terrace. Date unknown. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-12-27T20:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/10/02/low-river-redux/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-2-river-and-nicollet-island-low-water.jpg2012-10-2 River and Nicollet Island, low waterHorseshoe dam exposedwith Nicollet Island in background from 3rd Avenue Bridge, October 2, 2012 (Photo: Larry Dillehay)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-10-2-st-anthony-falls-nearly-dry.jpg2012-10-2 St. Anthony Falls Nearly DryPhoto courtesy Larry Dillehay2018-12-27T19:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/24/now-thats-a-teeter-totter/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/teeter-totter.jpgTeeter totter2018-12-27T19:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/17/snowmobiles-in-minneapolis-parks-1967/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/snowmobiles-at-meadowbrook-1967-mprb-003.jpgSnowmobiles at Meadowbrook 1967 (MPRB) 003I wonder if the Meadowbrook greenskeeper liked snowmobiles on the course with so little snow. (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/trashmen2.jpgtrashmen2Cover photo of Minneapolis surf rockers The Trashmen from their Bird Dance Beat album.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/snowmobiles-at-meadowbrook-1967-mprb-002.jpgSnowmobiles at Meadowbrook 1967 (MPRB) 002I don't know if these are customers renting snowmobiles or park board employees. The photos were taken at Meadowbrook Golf Course. (MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/snowmobiles-at-meadowbrook-1967-mprb-001.jpgSnowmobiles at Meadowbrook 1967 (MPRB) 001Snowmobiles for rent at Meadowbrook Golf Course in 1967.(Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-12-27T19:48:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/12/1955-was-a-very-dry-year/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lagoon-between-isles-and-calhoun-1960.jpgLagoon between Isles and Calhoun 1960To celebrate the rise in water levels sufficient to make the channels between the lakes navigable after being closed for a couple years, park superintendent Howard Moore helped launch a canoe in the channel between Lake of the Isles Iin background) and Lake Calhoun in 1960. He seems not to mind that one foot is in the drink. (Minneapolis Park and Receation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1955-fairchild-meeker-lock-soo-line-rr-bridge-resized.jpg1955 Fairchild Meeker Lock Soo Line RR bridge resizedThe old lock structure from the Meeker Island Dam protrudes from the low water in 1955. (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1955-fairchild-st-anthony-falls-dry.jpg1955 Fairchild St. Anthony Falls dryThe concrete apron at St. Anthony Falls is bone dry in 1955. (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2023-12-21T01:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/09/09/the-statue-of-liberty-in-a-minneapolis-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/powderhorn-lake-filled-1925-mprb.jpgPowderhorn Lake filled 1925 MPRBThe northern arm of Powderhorn Lake was filled in 1925. Did the folks who lived in the apartments on 31st Street have their rent reduced when they no longer had lakeshore addresses? (City of Parks, MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/island3a.jpgPowderhorn Lake IslandIsland in Powderhorn Lake from the southeast shore, near the rec center. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/powderhorn-dredge-1895-ar1.jpgPowderhorn dredge 1895 AR1An island being created by a dredge in Powderhorn Lake, 1895. The photo appeared in the 1895 annual report of the park board. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/powderhorn-park-plan-1892-horace-w-s-cleveland-mprb-0021.jpgH.W.S. Cleveland's Powderhorn Park plan 1892 Cleveland's plan for Powderhorn Lake Park featured a bridge over the lake, about where the north shore is now and an island. Teh plan was published in teh park board's 1892 annual report. (Horace W. S. Cleveland, MPRB)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/powderhorn-park-plan-1892-horace-w-s-cleveland-mprb-002.jpgPowderhorn Park plan 1892 (Horace W. S. Cleveland, MPRB) 002https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/powderhorn-lake-island-2012-9-3.jpgPowderhorn Lake island 2012-9 3The island in Powderhorn Lake as seen from south of the recreation center. (David C. Smith)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/statue-of-liberty1a.jpgStatue of Liberty2018-12-27T17:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/08/13/lost-minneapolis-parks-kenwood-triangle-photo-found/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kenwood-triangle.jpgKenwood TriangleKenwood Triangle at the intersection of Penn and Oliver at Franklin next to Kenwood Park in 1919. (Lee Brothers, Rick Berglund.)2018-12-27T17:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/08/minneapolis-speedskating-bearcat-8mm-film-from-1950s/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bearcat-skaters-martin-brothers.jpgBearcat Skaters - Martin BrothersThe Martin brothers who skated for the Bearcat team in mid-1950s. (Adam Martin)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bearcat-american-legion-skating-team.jpgBearcat American Legion Skating TeamBearcat American Legion Skating Team (Adam Martin)2022-02-19T21:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/06/21/ode-to-webber-pool/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/webber-pool.jpgWebber PoolThis was my view as I started my laps each morning. I could sit there at the edge of the pool just thinking about whatever, usually not the swim I was about to do. Water is a thought provoking substance. Chris Norman2018-12-27T16:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/05/02/an-early-toro/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/toro-lawn-mower-from-parks-and-recreation-1919.jpgToro lawn mower from Parks and Recreation 1919Toro was already selling lawn care tractors by 1919. (Parks and Recreation.)2018-12-27T16:54:14+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/06/04/toros-ready-for-work/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/26-toros.jpg26 TorosCourtesy The Toro Company archiveshttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/toro-mower-on-east-nokomis-1939.jpgToro mower on East Nokomis 1939(Courtesy The Toro Company archives)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/toro-mower-1939.jpgToro mower 19392018-12-27T16:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/06/02/the-true-story-of-sibley-triangle-by-robin-russell/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/from-south.jpgSibley Triangle from southwestAnother view of Robin's garden from my May 30 visit.2018-12-27T16:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/06/01/more-park-mysteries/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mystery-skyline-1.jpgMystery Skyline 1https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mystery-park2.jpgMystery Park2https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mystery-park11.jpgMystery Park12018-12-27T16:47:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/05/31/sibley-triangle-in-full-bloom/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/from-east1.jpgSibley Triangle in bloom.Sibley Triangle from the east (Washington St. NE).https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/from-south11.jpgSibley Triangle from the south. Sibley Triangle, May 30, 2012. Washington St. NE is on the right, 5th St. NE on the left.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/from-south1.jpgFrom South12018-12-27T16:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/05/02/comments-on-lyndale-pond-comments-and-a-very-hard-quiz-on-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1897-city-map-detail.jpg1897 Minneapolis map detail1897 Minneapolis map shows parks, elevations, water lines and street car lines. (James K. Hosmer Special CollectionsLibrary, Hennepin County Library)2018-12-27T16:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/05/01/cmpc-park-property-monuments/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cmpc-47-minnehaha-pky.jpgcmpc-47-minnehaha-pkyMarker near Minnehaha Creek (Daniel I. Fearn)2018-12-27T16:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/04/19/a-challenge-for-wedge-and-whittier-historians/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/george-brackett-ca-1880-w-h-jacoby-and-son-mhs.jpgGeorge Brackett, ca. 1880, W. H. Jacoby and Son, MHSGeorge A. Brackett, ca. 1880. This severe looking fellow was one of the biggest -hearted founders of Minneapolis. He was a major figure in the establishment of most charitable and civic organizations in the city, as well as the parks. Brackett Field was named for him. (W. H. Jacoby & Sons, Minnesota Historical Society.)2018-12-27T16:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/02/04/minneapolis-park-memory-more-folwell-football/2018-12-27T16:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/09/26/dancing-with-the-fishes/2018-12-26T22:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/05/03/happy-99th-don-johnson/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/don-johnson-2014-9-4-2.jpgDon Johnson 2014-9-4 (2)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/johnson-1938-02-08-nyt-ny-silver-skates.jpgEPSON MFP imageEPSON MFP imagehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/scan-don-johnson-1948-rev.jpgScan Don Johnson 1948 rev.2018-12-26T22:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/12/07/is-that-a-lake/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pearl-park-grading.jpgPearl Park gradingFilling and grading Pearl Lake. View looking west near 54th St. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pearl-park-aerial.jpgDiamond Lake and Pearl Park aerialDiamond Lake, center, looking northwest. Pearl Park is upper right and the future Todd Park at center right. Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun are near horizon. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-12-26T16:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/11/11/commemorating-the-great-war-in-minneapolis-parks-cavell-pershing-longfellow-an-airport-and-a-memorial-drive/2018-11-11T19:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/04/10/longfellow-field-the-park-that-bombs-bought/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/francis-a-gross-1918-ar.jpgFrancis A. Gross 1918 ARFrancis A. Gross, 1918 Annual Report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissionershttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ernest-g-wold-ca-1916.jpgErnest G. Wold, ca. 1916Ernest G. Wold was one of two pilots in military service from Minneapolis who died in the air over France during WWI. The other was Cyrus Chamberlain. The Minneapolis airport was named Wold-Chamberlain Field. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/francis-a-gross-1919a-lee-brothers.jpgFrancis A. Gross 1919(Lee Brothers, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/francis-a-gross-1919-lee-brothers.jpgpor 14473 Lee 1https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/frank-gross.jpgFrancis A. GrossGross was a thoughtful leader of the park board for nearly 40 years. I wish I had a picture of him when he was younger. This was taken in the 1940s, when Gross was in his 70s. (Minneapolis Park andnRecreation Board.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ww1-landscape.jpgWW1 landscapeArtillery played an unprecedented role in a war in which both sides were dug into trenches. Blanket bombardments preceded most offensive actions. The result was a French countryside that resembled nothing earthly.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/clifford-booth.jpgClifford BoothClifford Booth was the first recreation director for Minneapolis parks.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/roosevelt-at-minneapolis-steel-1918-10-7.jpgRoosevelt at Minneapolis Steel 1918-10-7Theodore Roosevelt addressing about 5,700 workers at Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company in October, 1918. As WWI neared its end, Roosevelt urged vigilance against infiltration by the "Huns." (Minnesota Historical Society.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/twin-city-collector-sign.jpgTwin City Tractors signDoesn't the logo for a line of products form the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company remind you of the logo of our favorite boys of summer? (twincitytractors.tripod.com)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/longfellow-school-old-1892-runk-1386.jpgLongfellow School old 1892 Runk 1386Longfellow School, on Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue, was built in 1886 and used until 1918. (Minnesota Historical Society)2018-11-11T18:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/08/15/a-thank-you-note-from-john-j-pershing/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pershing-letter-1923-1-15.jpgPershing letter 1923-1-15A thank-you note from General John J. Pershing to the park board for naming Pershing Field for him. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-11-11T18:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/11/16/more-edith-cavell-school-and-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cavell-early-40s.jpgCavell School class early 1940sEdith Cavell class in early 1940s. (Virginia [Dregger] Dantona)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cavell.jpgCavell SchoolAn informal class photo at Edith Cavell School from 1944 or 1945. (Photo courtesy of Virginia [Dregger]Dantona)2023-06-13T13:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/04/21/raise-your-hand-if-youve-visited-cavell-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cavell-school-sliding-ca-1935.jpgCavell School sliding ca. 1935Sledding at Cavell School about 1935. (Minnsota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/edith-cavell.jpgEdith CavellNurse Edith Cavell was executed by the German army in 1915 for treason. (Wikipedia)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cavell-1948.jpgCavell 1948Edith Cavell School at 3425 FIllmore in 1948.2018-11-11T18:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/11/05/election-day-updates/2018-11-05T22:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/07/26/large-stone-fireplace-in-minnehaha-dog-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bad-medicine-2009-183.jpgPuckPuck 2018-11-06T16:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/03/you-think-a-dog-park-was-controversial/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dr-strangelove.jpgDr. Strangelovehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/the_family_fallout_shelter_1960_pg01.jpgThe Family Fallout Shelter 1960This 1960 instructional booklet included plans for a fallout shelter, presumably similar to the one Minneapolis Civil Defense wanted to build at The Parade. This image is from authentichistory.com. The booklet is also available for sale on e-Bay at the time of this posting--if you're still worried, or think it would do any good. 2018-11-05T22:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/22/lost-minneapolis-parks-a-fifth-prospect-park-triangle/2018-11-05T21:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/29/minneapolis-park-crumbs-1-morses-left-behind-from-park-research/2023-06-13T13:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/04/11/has-the-park-board-neglected-northeast-minneapolis/2018-11-05T21:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/18/minneapolis-park-memory-sparks-shetlands-and-a-muskrat/2018-11-05T20:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/12/the-good-old-days/2018-11-05T20:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/08/09/sheepish-whats-old-is-new-in-park-maintenance/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/800px-goats_on_an_argan_argania_spinosa_tree_in_morocco.jpg800px-Goats_on_an_Argan_(Argania_spinosa)_tree_in_Morocco2018-08-10T00:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/05/04/friday-photos-thousands-of-historical-aerial-views/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/minnehaha-falls-after-1992-dc0042541.jpgMinnehaha Falls after 1992 dc004254[1]After the 1992 renovation of the park, the parking lot was moved away from the falls and cars could no longer drive right to the edge of the gorge. https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/minnehaha-falls-before-1992-dc0061521.jpgMinnehaha Falls before 1992 dc006152[1]Long ago you could drive up to the edge of Minnehaha Falls gorge. You could watch the falls from your car.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/auto-tourist-camp-closeup-from-1953-aerial-borchert-wo-3m-49.jpgAuto tourist camp closeup from 1953 aerial Borchert wo-3m-49While researching the history of the auto tourist camp, which the park board operated at Minnehaha Falls from 1920s into the mid-1950s, I wanted to get some sense of the layout of the 35 cabins that were offered for rent on a nightly basis. I had never found any depiction of the layout of the camp until I found this photo from 1953 at the MHAPO site. See the U-shape of dark dots on the bluff to the left of the Ford Dam? Gotta be those cabins. I'll be writing more about the tourist camp soon.2018-08-08T18:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/05/03/minneapolis-parks-100-years-ago/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mpls-parks-fig-15-03.jpgMpls Parks Fig 15-03Opening the lagoon linking Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles, 1911 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/eloise-butler-small.jpgEloise ButlerEloise Butler in the garden named for her. (Minneapolis Collection, Hennepin County Library)2018-08-08T17:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/04/19/where-do-you-think-andy-warhol-got-the-idea/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/andy-warhols-tomato-soup-can1.jpgAndy Warhol's Tomato Soup CanBeauty in a Can. Andy Warholhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mia-ca-1920-charles-j-hibbard-mh5-9-mp8-p133.jpgMIA, ca. 1920, Charles J. Hibbard MH5.9 MP8 p133The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, photographed in about 1920, was built in Dorilus Morrison park. (Charles J. Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dorilus-morrison-home-ca-1900-mh5-9-mp3-2f-p111.jpgDorilus Morrison home, ca. 1900 MH5.9 MP3.2f p11https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/andy-warhols-tomato-soup-can.jpgAndy Warhol's Tomato Soup Canhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/b-w-leo-harris-company-1948-mh5-9-mp3-1h-p26.jpgB.W. & Leo Harris Company, 1948, MH5.9 MP3.1H p26B.W. & Leo Harris Company, 2429 University Avenue Southeast, 1948 (Minneapolis Star Journal, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-08-08T17:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/04/05/what-happened-to-minneapolis-made-cigars/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pauly-cigar-company-interior-washingon-avenue-1899.jpgPauly Cigar Company Interior, Washingon Avenue, 1899https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pauly-cigar-company-1226-washington-ave-n-ca-1895.jpgPauly Cigar Company, 1226 Washington Ave. N., ca. 1895J. W. Pauly Cigar Company, 1226 Washington Avenue North, ca. 1895 (Minnesota Historical Society)2018-08-08T17:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/03/10/minneapolis-park-history-resources-hathitrust/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/farview-park-1896.jpgFarview Park 1896An illustration from the 1896 annual report praised by Manning2018-08-08T17:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/03/minneapolis-park-memory-north-to-south/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mpls-parks-fig-15-02.jpgWebber PoolWebber Pool, year unknown. From the time it was built in 1910 until 1927, water was diverted form Shingle Creek to fill the pool. Beginning in 1927 the pool used filtered and chlorinated city water. In the early years, boys and girls used the pool at different times. One reason for the high wall around was fto prevent boys and girls from watching each other swim. In the 1930s, more than 1,500 children under the age of 14 used the pool every summer day. (City of Parks, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-08-08T17:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/07/minneapolis-park-memory-treasure/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/loi-bridge.jpgChannel to Lake of the IslesThe Romantic Route (from City of Parks, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board2018-08-08T17:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/01/minneapolis-park-memory-spectacular-powderhorn/2018-08-08T17:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/01/minneapolis-park-memory-a-friend-of-loring-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/view-from-eitel-hospital-1939-norton-and-peel-np129145.jpgView from Eitel Hospital, 1939. Looking west across Loring Park from Eitel Hospital, 1375 Willow Street, in 1939. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society, NP129145)2021-08-12T02:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/07/minneapolis-park-memory-logan-ice/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/logan-park-community-sing.jpgLogan Park Community SingCommunity sing at the Logan Park Field House (City of Parks, Minneapolis Park and Recreaton Board).)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mpls-parks-fig-16-11.jpgLogan Park FieldhouseEntertainment was provided from the veranda at the Logan Park fieldhouse (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-08-08T17:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/21/minneapolis-park-memory-the-park-in-my-back-yard/2018-08-08T17:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/18/minneapolis-park-memory-lake-hiawatha/2018-08-08T17:08:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/26/minneapolis-park-memory-meetings-with-grandpa/2018-08-08T17:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/07/minneapolis-park-memory-a-hike-down-memory-lane/2018-08-08T16:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/15/minneapolis-park-memory-my-park/2018-08-08T16:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/03/minneapolis-park-memory-best-days-of-my-life/2018-08-08T16:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/01/minneapolis-park-memory-phelps-field-fun/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chicago-avenue-phelps-field-1924-mh5-9-mp4-5-p8.jpgChicago Avenue (Phelps) Field, 1924.Phelps Field began life in 1917 as Chicago Avenue Field. The park was developed in 1924 (shown here). It was renamed Phelps Field in 1939. (Minnesota Historical Society, MH5.9 MP4.5 p8)2018-08-08T16:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/15/minneapolis-park-memory-a-wonderful-gift/2018-08-08T16:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/02/26/minneapolis-park-history-resources-maps/2018-08-08T16:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/06/16/wild-river-a-rainy-morning-on-the-mississippi/2018-06-20T15:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/06/18/minneapoliss-amazing-river-parks-west-river-parkway/2018-06-20T15:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/06/18/minneapoliss-amazing-river-parks-east-river-parkway/2018-06-20T15:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/08/05/the-big-bowl-seven-oaks-oval/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/seven-oaks-7-31-2011-2.jpgSeven OaksSeven Oaks Oval: The cheapest park in Minneapolis, thirty feet below street gradehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/seven-oaks-7-31-2011-3.jpgSeven OaksA young woman, maybe a phantom, darted through the green and disappeared.2024-07-23T22:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/06/05/new-bell-museum/2018-06-05T18:49:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/06/01/timeless-quote-ever-changing-parks/2018-06-05T16:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/25/rodents-at-the-u/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/moose.jpgWolves and Moose by Ian DudleyA partial view of the sculpture by Ian Dudley outside the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota (Photo: Tara C. Patty)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/220px-american_beaver1.jpg220px-American_Beaver"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."2018-06-01T23:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/07/22/pioneering-minneapolis-landscape-architects-wyman-morell-and-nichols-but-not-wirth/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/wymanvmd3.jpgWymanVMD3Phelps Wyman's design for Victory Memorial Drive, 1921 (1929 Annual Report, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-06-01T23:16:22+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/31/this-is-why-we-love-our-parks-powderhorn-art-sled-rally/2018-06-01T23:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/10/06/triangle-followup-prospect-park-laurel-and-sibley-triangles/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/laurel-triangle-2-6-2011.jpgLaurel Triangle 2 6-2011Laurel Triangle 20112018-06-01T23:09:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/29/william-watts-folwell-show-them-in-their-best-days/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/folwell-dressed-for-his-wedding.jpgWilliam Watts Folwell dressed for his weddingWilliam Watts Folwell photographed in his Union Army uniform for his wedding in 1863 to Sarah Heywood. (Powelson, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-06-01T23:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/22/the-award-for-prettiest-triangles-goes-to-prospect-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tower-hill-witchs-hat.jpgTower Hill Witch's Hathttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/clarence-triangle.jpgWannabe Clarence TriangleThe mystery triangle at Clarence and Seymour. Love the maple tree. That's Tower Hill Park in the backgroundhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/orlin-triangle-2.jpgOrlin Triangle 2Orlin Triangle, the littlest and one of the prettiest parks.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tower-hill.jpgTower HillThe view from Tower Hill -- at the base of the Witch's Hat. Imagine the view form the observation deck above. (Talia Smith)2018-06-01T23:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/15/public-private-collaborations-that-work-sea-salt-tin-fish-and-bread-an-pickle/2018-05-22T15:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/05/07/minnehaha-falls-tour-preserve-minneapolis/2018-05-07T15:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/07/08/more-flying-merkel-v-horse-depreciation/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/theflyingmerkelbackground.jpgtheflyingmerkelbackground2018-05-07T15:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/14/minneapolis-park-memory-coach-marv-nelson/2024-07-15T00:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/31/glenwood-toboggan-slide-ii-1887/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/capitol-toboggan-mr2-9-sp9-1-1957-p1.jpgCapitol toboggan MR2.9 SP9.1 1957 p1A 1957 photo of the toboggan slide I rode as a kid, a few years later, in front of the State Capitol. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/north-star-toboggan-chute-glenwood-hill-mh5-9-mp4-1-r145.jpgNorth Star toboggan chute, Glenwood Hill MH5.9 MP4.1 r145The North Star toboggan chute on Glenwood Hill, 1887. (Minnesota Historical Society)2018-05-07T15:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/25/glenwood-toboggan-slide-1887/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/glenwood-toboggan-slide-1887.jpgGlenwood toboggan slide 1887A privately run toboggan slide on "Glenwood" hill in 1887, years before the park board acquired park land in the area.2018-05-07T15:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/04/20/restored-posts-makwa-club-toboggans-building-restrictions-parkways/2018-04-20T16:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/11/10/city-ordinance-restricts-building-height-around-minneapolis-lakes/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fair-oaks-stevens-and-second-ca-1917-mh5-9-mp3-2f-r27.jpgFair Oaks, Stevens and Second, ca. 1917 MH5.9 MP3.2f r27Girls Liberty League activities at Fair Oaks, ca. 1917. (City of Parks, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/turnblad-residence-2600-park-avenue-ca-1905-mh5-9-mp3-2f-p91.jpgTurnblad residence, 2600 Park Avenue ca. 1905 MH5.9 MP3.2f p91Swan Turnblad's home, now the American Swedish Instiutue, on Park Avenue. (City of Parks, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gates-mansion-2501-e-lake-of-the-isles-hibbard-10-12-1916-i-133-1.jpgGates Mansion 2501 E. Lake of the Isles Hibbard 10-12-1916 I.133.1Gates Mansion on Lake of the Isles, built in 1913, demolished in 1933. (Minnesota Historical Society)2018-04-19T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/25/lake-harriet-toboggan-slide/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toboggan-slide-lake-harriet-1914-side.jpgToboggan Slide Lake Harriet 1914 sideThe impressive structure of the Lake Harriet toboggan slide (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toboggan-slide-lake-harriet-1914-top.jpgToboggan Slide Lake Harriet 1914 topThe view from the top along Queen Avenue above the street car barn.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lake-harriet-toboggan-slide-1914.jpgLake Harriet toboggan slide 1914Looking up the slide toward Queen Avenue on the western shore of Lake Harriet. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-04-19T20:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/11/09/makwa-clubs-lake-calhoun-toboggan-slid/2018-04-19T20:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/11/approaching-lake-calhoun-a-couple-years-later/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lake-street-and-dean-parkway-c-1956-universtiy-of-minnesota-digital-content-library.jpgLake Street and Dean Parkway c. 1956 Universtiy of Minnesota Digital Content LibraryLooking west on Lake Street at the intersection of Dean Parkway and West Calhoun Parkway. (University of Minnesota, Digital Content Library)2018-04-19T20:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/11/approaching-lake-calhoun/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/north-shore-clutter-1902-mhs.jpgNorth Shore clutter 1902 MHSThe north shore of Lake Calhoun from Lake Street, facing west in about 1902.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/william-berry-parkway-1905-mhs.jpgWilliam Berry Parkway 1905 MHSThe end of Calhoun Parkway at the south end of Lake Calhoun in 1905. The road turned to the right, the future William Berry Parkway, connecting to Lake Harriet. (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/east-calhoun-at-36th-about-1890-mhs.jpgEast Calhoun at 36th, about 1890 MHSIn this photo of East Calhoun Parkway in about 189, you can see the bridge foundation at the extremeright, where one carriage is turning onto 36th Street. The fountain in the boulevard for watering horses was an interesting touch.(Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/calhoun-and-36th-norton-and-peel-1955-mhs.jpgCalhoun and 36th Norton and Peel 1955 MHS36th Strret approaching teh southestern corner of Lake Calhoun. 1955. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/american-hardware-mutual-ins-co-star-journal-tribune-1956-mhs.jpgAmerican Hardware Mutual Ins. Co. Star Journal Tribune 1956 MHSAerial view of the American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company building. Excelsior Blvd. is in the foreground. 1956. (Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dean-blvd-and-lake-st-norton-and-peel-1953-mhs.jpgDean Blvd and Lake St. Norton and Peel 1953 MHSTravelling west on Lake St. at Dean Parkway. West Calhoun Pakrway begins at far left. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-04-19T20:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2015/01/31/defending-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gearty-with-coleman-staples-1978.jpgGearty with Coleman, Staples 1978The driving force behind the park board's defense of its land was better known as a Minnesota legislator and President of the Minnesota Senate from 1977-1981. Ed Gearty, far right, was President of the Minneapolis Park Board in 1962 when he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. He had to resign his park board seat, but was then hired by the park board as its attorney. He helped devise a pugnacious strategy that helped keep park losses to freeways as small as they were. This photo with other state lawmakers was taken in 1978.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ruhe-accepts-general-mills-tennis-nets.jpgRuhe accepts General Mills tennis netsRobert Ruhe, middle, Minneapolis Superintendent of Parks 1966-1978 proposed a tough land policy to defend against the taking of parkland for freeways and other uses. In this 1968 photo he is accepting a gift of 60 tennis nets from General Mills. Before that time, nets were not provided on most city courts. Players had to bring their own. (MPRB)2018-04-19T20:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/02/25/city-of-parks-among-excellent-books/2018-04-19T19:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/06/22/diy-minneapolis-park-history-at-the-library/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/webber-pool-1.jpgWebber Pool 12018-04-19T19:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/03/21/influential-women-in-minneapolis-park-history/2018-03-23T15:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/06/04/alice-dietz-and-bea-dunlap-in-1939-playground-pageant/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dietz-dunlap-raindrop.jpegDietz-Dunlap RaindropAlice Dietz, creator and director of the playground pageants, with ten-year-old Bea Dunlap from Farview Park in 1939. Bea is dressed as a raindrop. (Photo courtesy of Bea Dunlap.)2018-03-21T20:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/04/08/housecleaning-maude-armatage-emma-smith-and-earth-day/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/girls-liberty-league-at-fair-oaks.jpgGirls Liberty League at Fair OaksThe Fair Oaks mansion in Washburn Fair Oaks Park in 1917. The Women's Welfare League used the mansion for activities for several years until it was demolished in 1924. Maude Armatage chaired the committee responsible for programs at the house before her election to the park board. (City of Parks, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/maude-armatage.jpgMaude ArmatagePark Commissioner Maude Armatage, ca. 1925 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/armatage-crimmins-and-phillips.jpgArmatage, Crimmins and PhillipsMaude Armatage was given flowers on her 90th birthday in 1960 by park commissioners Inez Crimmins and Lorna Phillips (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-03-21T20:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/03/07/minneapolis-park-hero-alice-dietz/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dietz-0021.jpgdietz 002[1]Aiice Dietz in 1957 near the time of her retirement and from theatrical performances as a girl, from an undated newspaper clip.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1918-pageant-at-lyndale-park.jpg1918 Pageant at Lyndale ParkThe first playground pageant on the hill above the Rose Garden at Lyndale Park attracted a crowd estimated at 10,000.2018-03-21T20:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/01/04/university-of-minnesota-honorary-degrees-and-minneapolis-park-names/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/waite-edward-f-ca-1945-gv3-76-p22.jpgWaite, Edward F. ca. 1945 GV3.76 p22https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/roberts-thomas-sadler-ca-1940-por-14821-p2.jpgRoberts, Thomas Sadler ca. 1940 por 14821 p2https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/folwell-honorary-degree-6-15-1925-por-12574-r8.jpgFolwell Honorary Degree 6-15-1925 por 12574 r8WIlliam Watts Folwell in 1925 when he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. (MInnesota Historical Soceity)2018-03-06T17:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/08/17/the-seven-squares/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bridge-square-hibbard-1885-mh5-9-mp2-1-p638.jpgBridge Square Hibbard 1885 MH5.9 MP2.1 p638You're looking across Bridge Square from the Hennepin Bridge to City Hall, the future location of The Gateway. Hennepin Avenue is on the right, Nicollet Avenue on the left. 1885. (Charles Hibbard, Minnesota historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chute-square-af-raymond-1936-mh5-9-mp3-2h-r54.jpgChute Square AF Raymond 1936 MH5.9 MP3.2h r54The Exposition Center looms behind the Godfrey House in Chute Square in 1936. (Minnesota Historical Society.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/franklin-steele-1947-mh5-9-mp4-1-p26.jpgFranklin Steele 1947 MH5.9 MP4.1 p26Looks like some sort of groundbreaking at Franklin Steele Square in 1947.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stevens-statue-at-portland-and-sixth-in-1912-hibbard-mh5-9-mp6-p32.jpgStevens Statue at Portland and Sixth in 1912 Hibbard MH5.9 MP6 p32Stevens Statue at Portland and Sixth in 1912 shortly after it was installed. The park name was changed from Portland Triangle to Stevens Circle in honor of the event. It was moved to Minnehaha Park in 1935 when the city needed this land to enlarge teh street to accommodate more traffic.(Charles Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/stevens-square-1936-mh5-9-mp4-1-r21.jpgStevens Square 1936 MH5.9 MP4.1 r21Stevens Square in 1936. (Minnesota Historical Society)2018-03-06T17:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/02/25/lost-minneapolis-parks-virginia-triangle/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/knights-templar-temporary-statue-the-gateway-19312.jpgKnights Templar temporary statue, The Gateway 1931Knights Templar statue at The Gateway, 1931 (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/virginia-triangle-lowry-memorial-1915-hibbard-mhs-mh5-9-mp6-p27.jpgVirginia Triangle Lowry Memorial 1915 Hibbard MHS MH5.9 MP6 p27Virginia Triangle Memorial (Charles Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society, MH5.9 MP6 p27)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/virginia-triangle-dedication-of-lory-memorial-1915-mhs-mh5-9-mp6-r79.jpgVirginia Triangle dedication of Lowry Memorial 1915 MHS MH5.9 MP6 r79Virginia Triangle in 1915https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/virginia-triangle-christmas-tree-1938-mhs-gt4-81-r73.jpgVirginia Triangle Christmas tree 1938 MHS GT4.81 r73Virginia Triangle 1938 (Minnesota Historical Society, GT4.81 r73)2018-03-06T17:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/03/08/lost-minneapolis-parks-rauen-triangle/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/station04.jpgstation04Fire Station 4, 1101 North Sixth Street (City of Minneapolis website)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/peter-rauen-house-1101-north-sixth-michael-nowack.jpgPeter Rauen House, 1101 North Sixth, Michael NowackPeter Rauen's house at 1101 North Sixth Street, about 1875. (Michael Nowack, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-03-06T17:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/29/lost-minneapolis-parks-the-complete-list-part-iii/2018-03-06T17:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/23/lost-minneapolis-parks-the-complete-list-part-ii/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wilson-eugene-brady-handy-loc-cropped.jpgEugene McLanahan WilsonThis photo from the Brady-Handy Collection at the Library of Congress is almost certainly Eugene Wilson when he was a Congressman from Minnesota 1869-1871. The photo by Matthew Brady is identified only as Hon. [E or M] Wilson, but resembles very closely other images of Wilson.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/longfellow-field-1912-rev.jpgLongfellow Field 1912 revThe playground at the first, "lost" Longfellow FIeld in 1912. (Minneapolis Collection, Hennepin County Library)2018-03-06T17:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/20/lost-minneapolis-parks-the-complete-list-part-i/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gateway-1915-annual-report.jpgGateway 1915 annual reportThe cover of the park board's 1915 annual report depicted the fountain at The Gateway. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/elwell-field-i-1952.jpgElwell Field I 1952The first Elwell Field, 1952. Across the field is a building of the Butler Manufacturing company, which purchased the field the year the picture was taken. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/brownie-lake-and-prudential-1954-minneapois-star-journal-tribune.jpgBrownie Lake and Prudential 1954 Minneapois Star Journal TribuneThe southern end of Theodore Wirth Park west of Brownie Lake gets a makeover when the Prudential Insurance COmpany purchased the land for its regional headquarters in 1952. It was the largest section of park land the Minneapolis park board has ever sold. (Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/brownie-lake-and-prudential-1942-minneapois-star-journal-tribune.jpgBrownie Lake and Prudential 1942 Minneapois Star Journal Tribunehttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/snyderstitanic1912d.jpgsnydersTitanic1912dJohn Pillsbury Snyder and Nell Steven Snyder the day they reached New York after being rescued from the Titanic.(StarTribune and Phillip Weiss Auctions)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneers-under-construction-1934.jpgPioneers under construction 1934The Pioneers under construction in front of the new post office.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneers-statue-dedication-in-front-of-post-office-1933.jpgPioneers statue dedication in front of post office 1933The dedication of the Pioneers Monument by sculptor John Daniels at Pioneers Square in front of the post office. Teh date of teh dedication, November xx, 1933, was the centennial of the birth of Charles M. Loring, "Father of Minneapolis Parks." (Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/elwell-field-1952.jpgElwell Field 1952The first Elwell Field, 1952. Across the field is a building of Butler Manufacturing, the company that purchased the field the year the picture was taken. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/elwell-field-dedication.jpgElwell Field dedicationThe dedication of the first Elwell Field in 1940.2018-03-06T17:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/31/the-case-for-horace-clevelands-name-on-a-river-gorge-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/west-river-parkway.jpgWest River ParkwayWest River Parkway ilooking south from near Franklin Avenue, 1910. This is the "improved" parkway. (Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis Collection, M0129)2018-03-06T17:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/29/minneapolis-park-memory-a-memorable-silence/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/edward-f-waite-center-at-waite-park-school-ca-1955-newburg-studio-minnesota-historical-society-por-5807-p8.jpgEdward F. Waite (center) at Waite Park School, ca. 1955. Waite Park and Waite Park School, the first joint school/park development in Minneapolis in 1949, were named for Judge Edward F. Waite, pictured here with students and teachers at the school in about 1955. (Newburg Studio, Minnesota Historical Society, por 5807 p8)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/minnehikers-annual-banquet-1938-norton-and-peel-minnesota-historical-society-gv1-22-p87.jpgAnnual banquet of the Minneapolis Municipal Hiking Club, 1938.Minnehikers was a popular club. Annual banquet, 1938. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society, GV1.22 p87)2018-03-06T17:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/03/14/the-worst-idea-ever-power-boat-canal-from-minnetonka-to-harriet/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lake-harriet-that-could-have-been-e1363320300865.jpgLake Harriet that could have beenLake Harriet could have been more like Lake Minnetonka2018-03-06T17:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/02/28/new-names-for-minneapolis-parks/2018-03-08T15:30:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/10/12/another-colorful-name-lost/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/birch-pond-mhs-postcard-ca-1910.jpgBirch Pond postcard ca. 19102018-03-01T00:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2014/07/06/the-yard-or-downtown-east-park-a-caution-from-minneapolis-park-history/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/napping-at-the-gateway-1937-minneapolis-star-journal-mnhs-rev.jpgNapping at The Gateway, 1937, Minneapolis Star Journal, MNHS revThis infamous 1937 photo may overstate the case, but it does suggest one common use of the park. (Minneapolis Star Journal, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pioneers-square-wide-angle-rev.jpgPioneers Square wide angle rev.Dedication of Pioneers Statue in Pioneers Square in front of the post office, 1932. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/completed-1941-construction-photo-rev-mprb.jpgCompleted 1941 construction photo rev MPRBWold-Chamberlaind Field, Minneapolis's airport, 1941. Owned and developed by the Minneapolis park board, 1926-1943. One of the only success stories when the park board was asked to develop something other than a "park." (Minneapolis Park and Recretion Board.)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gateway-after-demolition-july-1954-minneapolis-star-journal-tribune-mnhs.jpgGateway after demolition July 1954, Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune, MNHSThe Gateway in July 1954 after demolition of the pavilion. Fenced, desolate, doomed. (MInneapolis Star Journal Tribune, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gateway-1918-charles-p-gibson-rev.jpgGateway 1918 Charles P. Gibson rev.The Gateway 1918 at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue (left) and Hennepin Avenue (right). (Charles P. Gibson, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gateway-dedication-1915-charles-j-hibbard-mnhs.jpgGateway dedication 1915, Charles J. Hibbard, MNHS2018-03-01T00:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2016/09/22/what-were-the-first-two-names-for-loring-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1919-02-04-letter-suggesting-memorial-drive-perpetual-care-donation.jpg1919-02-04-letter-suggesting-memorial-drive-perpetual-care-donationChalres Loring suggested a Memorial Boulevard and pledged to create a trust fund that would provide an nnual revenue of $2,500 for teh perpetual care of those trees.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/elliot-park-and-asbury-hospital.jpgEPSON MFP imageElliot Park fountain and Asbury Hospital with an eerie pink tinge. A soccer field now occupies this section of the park.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/elliiot-park-fountain-postcard.jpgEPSON MFP imageThe fountain built as a condition of the donation of Ellioit Parkhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/eliot-park-donation-1st-condition.jpgeliot-park-donation-1st-conditionOne condition of Jacob Elliot's donation of land for Elliot Park in 1883 was the creation of fountain. Ellliot Park was the first Minneapolis park named for a person. The clause pictured is a part of the original document submitted to the park board donating the land. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-03-01T00:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/06/22/did-you-know-tower-hill-is-not-named-for-the-witchs-hat-tower/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/witchs-hat-april-m-king-aka-marumari.jpgWitch's Hat, April M. King. aka MarumariThe Witch's Hat photographed beautifully from Stadium Village by April M. King, aka Marumari2018-02-28T23:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/05/07/gday-maka-ska-gbye-calhoun/2018-02-28T23:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2013/06/18/perkins-hill-park-was-not-named-for-frances-perkins/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/frances-perkins.jpgFrances PerkinsFrances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, 1933-1945.2018-02-28T22:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/19/dr-martin-luther-king-park-the-naming-of-a-park/2018-02-28T22:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2011/01/18/mcrae-park-football-team-photos/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mcrae-light-cubs-1979.jpgMcRae Light Cubs 1979McRae Park youth football team, 1979 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mcrae-1970s.jpgMcRae 1970sMcRae Park youth football team, year unknown, but judging by hair styles probably mid-1970s. Photo may have been taken at nearby Regina High School. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mcrae-1963-midgets.jpgMcRae 1963 midgetsMcRae Park midget football team, 1963 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-02-28T22:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/02/20/cidna-presentation-and-minneapolis-winter-olympics-nuggets/2018-02-20T16:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/07/26/keewaydin-park-before-and-afte/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/keewaydin-school-1934-norton-and-peel.jpgKeewaydin School 1934 (Norton and Peel)Keewaydin School and surrounding park in 1934. (Norton and Peel, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/keewaydin-aug-1928.jpgKeewaydin Aug.1928Keewaydin Park before improvements -- the first time c. 1928. (Minneaolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-02-16T01:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2012/08/01/sibley-field-flattened-1923/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/siblery-field-under-construction.jpgSiblery Field under constructionSIbley Field being levelled in 1923. (MInneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-02-16T01:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/28/sibley-field/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cedar-avenue-fire-station-number-13-1936-mh5-9-mp8-r280.jpgCedar Avenue Fire Station, Number 13, 1936, MH5.9 MP8 r280Fire Station No. 13, 4201 Cedar Avenue (Minneapolis Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/standish1712.jpgStandish1712The new Miles Standish School facing what is now Standish Avenue in 1921. The school was significantly enlarged in 1923, just two years after it was built. (Minneapolis Public Schools)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/womens-craft-class-sibley-1961.jpgWomen's craft class, Sibley 1961Women's craft class at Sibley Park in 1961.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sibley-staff-year-unknown.jpgSibley staff year unknownSibley Park staff or volunteers, year unknown. (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sibley-cubs-1961.jpgSibley Cubs 1961Sibley Park cub hockey team, 1961 (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cloggys-1952-sibley.jpgCloggy's 1952 Sibley HockeyCloggy's 1952 hockey team at Sibley Park (Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)2018-02-16T01:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/02/06/charles-lorings-memorial-arch/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1919-02-04-letter-suggesting-memorial-drive-perpetual-care-donation.jpg1919-02-04 letter suggesting Memorial Drive perpetual care donationhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/soldiers-memorial-arch-purcell.jpgSoldiers Memorial Arch, PurcellThis "presentation rendering" is from the University of Minnesota Digital Library. Additional information on the William Gray Purcell Papers can be found by following the above link -- as well as this one.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cathedral-concourse-and-memorial-arch-rev.jpgCathedral Concourse and Memorial Arch rev2018-02-07T10:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/about/2021-11-07T22:34:53+00:00weekly0.6https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/12/the-smack-and-tang-of-elemental-things/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/charles-loring-and-florence-barton-loring-about-1915-likely-in-riversideca-por16225-r3.jpgCharles Loring and Florence Barton Loring, about 1915, likely in Riverside,Ca. por16225 r3Florence Barton Loring and Charles Loring, about 1915, likely in Riverside, California (Minnesota Historical Society, por 16225 r3)2018-02-04T20:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2018/01/29/restoration/2018-02-02T08:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/10/the-myth-of-murphy-square/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/murphy-park-cards-ca-1946-phillip-c-dittes-gv5-12-p18.jpgMurphy Square card players, ca. 1946Card players at a table in Murphy Square about 1946. Buildings in background do not appear to be Augsburg College. (Phillip Dittes, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/murphy-park-1905-mh5-9-mp4-1-p2-sweet.jpgMurphy Square, 1905Murphy Square had plenty of trees when this photo was taken about 1905 (Sweet, Minnesota Historical Society)2021-03-22T15:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/05/minneapolis-park-memory-lake-harriet-hijinx/2018-01-29T14:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/01/charles-m-loring-father-of-minneapolis-parks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/loring.jpgCharles M. LoringCharles M. Loring, Father of Minneapolis Parks, about 1900 (Brush, Minnesota Historical Society)2018-01-29T14:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/10/29/first-african-american-golfers-in-minneapolis/2018-01-29T14:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/10/29/minneapolis-golf-clubs-go-to-war/2018-01-29T14:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/10/15/minneapolis-park-scenes-from-more-than-100-years-ago/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/west-river-postcard-1908.jpgWest River postcard 1908West bank of Mississippi River with view of Lake Street bridge in 1908 postcardhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/minnehaha-glen-1907-11-postcards.jpgMinnehaha Glen 1907-11 postcardsMinnehaha Glen below the falls, in postcards mailed in 1907 and 1911https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/minnehaha-falls-1906-postcards.jpgMinnehaha Falls postcards 1906, 1908Minnehaha Falls on postcards postmarked in 1906 and 19082018-01-29T14:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/09/16/landscape-architect-warren-manning-was-the-first-to-propose-a-public-golf-course-in-a-minneapolis-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mpls-parks-fig-18-05.jpgParade Stadium 1951If a golf course had been built at The Parade in 1903, perhaps Parade Stadium would never have been built on the site. This photo of the stadium was taken as it was being completed in 1951. The section of the park that later became the Sculpture Garden is at upper right. Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.2018-01-29T14:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/12/01/inspiration-ideas-and-ideals-courtesy-of-william-watts-folwell/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/william-folwell-at-dedication-of-folwell-park-1924-por12574-r18.jpgWilliam Folwell at dedication of Folwell Park 1925William W. Folwell attended the dedication of facilities at Folwell Park, July 4, 1925. He was 92. (Minnesota Historical Society, por 12574 r18)2018-01-28T22:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/23/worlds-first-shipment-of-merchandise-by-air-lands-in-a-minneapolis-park/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/daytons-air-shipment-2.jpgDayton's air shipment arrives at The ParadeDayton's Express air merchandise shipments arrive from New York at The Parade, May 8, 1920 (Charles J. Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/daytons-air-shipment-1.jpgDayton's air shipment from New York, the first of its kind, reaches downtown store.Dayton's air merchandise shipment is removed from the plane after it was towed, minus wings, from The Parade to Dayton's store on Nicollet, May 8, 1920. (Charles J. Hibbard, Minnesota Historical Society) 2018-01-28T22:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/21/powderhorn-park-football/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/powerhorn-football-1908-mnhs-org-gv3-13-p691.jpgPowderhorn football 1908, mnhs.org, GV3.13 p69Powderhorn football team, 1908https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/powderhorn-football-1925-add-names1.jpgPowderhorn football team at Parade, 1925 1925 Powderhorn Football Team at The Parade (Basilica in background). First Row L-R: Helmar Larson OB, Claude Casey FB, Manley Peterson LT, Kenneth Johnson RH, George Carlson RG. Second Row, L-R: Lee Blood RT, Joe Listered LE, John Larson RE, John Martin LE, Ed Mandeck LE. Third Row L-R: Frank Shogren LG, Hersel Johnson RE, Howard Shenessy Capt., Leonard Herlen RG, Walt Nordstrom LH, Al Dunning RH.2021-11-22T21:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/11/06/pershing-field-scrapbooks/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pershing-memorial-day-19612.jpgMemorial Day 1961, Pershing ParkMemorial Day 1961, Pershing Park (Clair Peterson, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board)https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/goalie-pershing-19581.jpgPershing Park Goalie 1958Goalie's weren't protected then as they are now. Photo from 1958 Annual Report of the Southwest Activities Council (SWAC) (Photo courtesy of Minneapolis Park and REcreation Board)2018-01-28T22:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/10/25/the-mother-of-all-minneapolis-golf-courses-bryn-mawr-ii/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/interlachen-grounds-george-e-luston-ca-1910-mh5-9-ed5-3-p5.jpgInterlachen grounds before improvement in 1910Minnesota Historical Society, George E. Luxton2018-01-28T22:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/10/25/the-mother-of-all-minneapolis-golf-courses-bryn-mawr-i/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/golf-circa-1900-gv3-17-p44.jpgGolf costumes around 1900https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/minikahda-waterfront-mh5-9-mp4-6-r11.jpgMinikahda WaterfrontThe Minikahda clubhouse overlooking Lake Calhoun. The club's boathouse was removed several years alter when teh club and other land owners along Lake Calhoun donated land for a parkway along the shore.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1898-women-golfing-at-bryn-mawrgv3-17-p1.jpg1898 women golfing at Bryn Mawr,GV3.17 p1Golfing at Bryn Mawr in 1898.2018-01-28T22:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/09/30/tell-us-your-story/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/slide-at-nokomis-beach2.jpgSlide at Nokomis BeachA slide at Nokomis Beach, built in 1924. (From City of Parks, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society.)2018-01-28T22:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/09/22/documentaries-on-minneapolis-parks/2018-01-28T21:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2010/08/14/did-the-princess-depot-burn-down/2018-01-28T21:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/2017/11/10/taking-a-break/2022-07-17T15:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/david-c-smith/https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dd02303-r01-008.jpgA street on MykonosNo gleeming sun on Mykonos this trip. Airport was closed for three days by a snowstorm in March.https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dd02303-r01-030.jpgLuangwa elephantsThey looked like they were trying to remember somethinghttps://minneapolisparkhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dd02303-r01-005.jpgTilting at Windmills (apologies to Charley Peters)Cuenca. A favorite stop on the way from Madrid to Cordoba.2025-08-22T14:21:30+00:00weekly0.6https://minneapolisparkhistory.com/city-of-parks/2017-11-10T16:30:19+00:00weekly0.6https://minneapolisparkhistory.comdaily1.02026-04-03T16:38:45+00:00