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  • Historic Walking Tours at the Linden Hills Fall Festival

    Linden Hills Park 3100 W. 43rd St., Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The Linden Hills History Study Group is excited to offer historic walking tours of Linden Hills during the upcoming Linden Hills Fall Festival on September 18, 2021. The group will […]

  • Streetcar Line: Bryant Avenue Line, with Aaron Isaacs

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

    From 1890 to 1953, the Lyn-Lake and East Harriet neighborhoods were served by the Bryant Avenue streetcar line that traveled from Lyndale Avenue to Lake Street, then east and south […]

  • [VIRTUAL] Saving St. Anthony Falls

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    In 1876, the Corps of Engineers finished a massive concrete wall under the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls. It stands three stories tall and spans the river. It is an essential […]

  • Streetcars on Nicollet Avenue, with Aaron Isaacs

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

    Streetcars ran on Nicollet Avenue from 1879 to 1954. Take a trip from downtown to the Richfield city limits with Minnesota Streetcar Museum historian Aaron Isaacs. He'll contrast historic photos […]

  • Elizabeth Scheu Close: A Life in Modern Architecture with Jane King Hession

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

    As one of Minnesota’s pioneering women architects, Elizabeth Scheu Close overcame many obstacles, explored new horizons, and earned her profession’s highest honor: the Gold Medal. Jane King Hession, a Minnesota-based […]

  • The Japanese American Experience in Minnesota presented by Sally Sudo

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

    According to the U.S. census, in 1940 there were only 51 people of Japanese ancestry living in the entire state of Minnesota. Today, that number is in the thousands. Sally […]

  • Places in the Park: St. Louis Park presented by Bill Beyer

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

    Named by real estate speculators, shaped by railroads, and the subject of a huge social experiment by one of the world’s richest men, St. Louis Park has stories to tell. […]

  • Refreshing the History of 27th & Lake/Downtown Longfellow with Cara Letofsky

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

    The history of Lake Street is being made as we speak. Join Lake Street historian Cara Letofsky for a combination history and current events of 27th and Lake, otherwise known […]