Streetcars on Lake Street, with Aaron Isaacs
The Lake Street streetcar line did more to shape south Minneapolis than any other. It crossed every north-south line in the city and created the business districts that remain important […]
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St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Thimble Bee 1901: A vision of Linden Hills with Peter Sussman and Laura Krentz
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesEarly 1900s reflections on Linden Hills by Thimble Bee member Martha Schoonmaker, and her imagined community of the future in 1925. Based on Schoonmaker’s handwritten transcript.
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Wood Lake Nature Center with Bob Glancy
Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United StatesHow much can a lake and its surroundings change in 180 years? You might be surprised when you see and hear about this Richfield gem. In this fast-moving PowerPoint presentation, […]
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Irvine Park walking tour
Irvine Park 251 Walnut St., St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe tour of Irvine Park, one of St. Paul’s earliest residential neighborhoods, will be led by Richard Kronick, co-author, with artist Jeanne Kosfeld, of Neighborhood Architecture — Irvine Park, St. Paul: a coloring book. Suggested donation at the walking tour will be $5 for non-members of LHHSG. An optional lunch follows at Waldmann Brew Pub, […]
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Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSince 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our tour will recall the initial community and consider the twin impacts of evolving design styles and recent larger-scale buildings. We will meet at the southeast […]
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Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSince 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our tour will recall the initial community and consider the twin impacts of evolving design styles and recent larger-scale buildings. We will meet at the southeast […]
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ABCFM Dakota and Ojibwe Missions in the 1830s: How similar were they?
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIn the 1830s Boston’s American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) made a major Protestant outreach to Native Americans. Ironically, it approved Rev. Jedediah D. Stevens’ plan for a […]
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Bde Maka Ska: From Dakota Village to Cottage City – Landscape and Community Transitions
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWalking tour with Peter Sussman. Meet at the southeast corner of West Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Thomas Avenue S. Suggested donation of $5 for non-LHHSG members.
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Origins of the Minneapolis Sound: The Twin Cities Music Scene from the ’60s to the Prince Era
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe 1960s was an explosive time for Minnesota music, as a generation of teenagers inspired by early rock ‘n’ roll and R&B formed their first bands. Join Rick Shefchik, author […]
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The History of Two Historic Neighborhood Churches: Linden Hills Congregational United Church of Christ and Edina Morningside Community Church
Edina Morningside Community Church 4201 Morningside Rd., Edina, MN, United StatesThis program tells the story of two churches–their history, their architecture, and their neighborhoods. Linden Hills Congregational Church grew out of the Union Sunday School, which began meeting in 1896. […]
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