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 StatesWe 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. […]