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Southwest of Lake Harriet: From Mrs. Thornton’s Resort to the Fulton Neighborhood

Lake Harriet at Thomas Avenue 4740 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

We will explore the evolution of this corner of the Fulton neighborhood from its beginning as a rural lake resort through the rapid extension south of Linden Hills. From the opening of Robert Fulton School in 1911 and the Xerxes Avenue streetcar line extension that soon followed, Fulton spread across both hills and former marshland. […]

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Southwest of Lake Harriet: From Mrs. Thornton’s Resort to the Fulton Neighborhood

Lake Harriet at Thomas Avenue 4740 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

We will explore the evolution of this corner of the Fulton neighborhood from its beginning as a rural lake resort through the rapid extension south of Linden Hills. From the opening of Robert Fulton School in 1911 and the Xerxes Avenue streetcar line extension that soon followed, Fulton spread across both hills and former marshland. […]

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Growing Up in Linden Hills: The Fine Boys and Their Families

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

What it was like to grow up in Linden Hills in the mid-20th Century, and how the Fine family has invested in this neighborhood then and now.

Finding Homes for Our Treasures

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Do you have material handed down from family? Letters, photos, maps of your hometown? Collections of Rosewood pottery? Ted Hathaway from Hennepin County Library-Minneapolis Central Library’s Special Collections, Yves Hoppie from Minnesota Historical Society Collections Dept., and Jonathan Campbell from H&B Gallery-antique shop will help us evaluate our possessions and learn what a repository or […]

The Most Competitive Passenger Corridor: Chicago—Twin Cities

From the 1890s to the 1960s, the best passenger trains in North America traveled between the Twin Cities and Chicago. Until World War I, seven railroads competed for the business. Four continued to do so after World War II. Starting in the 1930s, the competition resulted in the Burlington's Zephyrs, the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha, and […]