Historians Tom Balcom, Bob Frame, and Dick Kronick will present an illustrated history of the creek, including when it powered six separate mill sites and the effects when a dam was placed at its head at Gray's Bay on Lake Minnetonka.
Explore sites associated with individuals who shaped the character of the 1900s streetcar village, including pavilion manager A. O. Hoyt, realtor Pauline Littel, librarian Edith Frost, and grocers Robert and Roy Hawkinson. Led by Peter Sussman. Meet in front of 4290 Queen Ave. S. (Linden Hills Blvd. and Queen).
Since 1976, the Co-op has demonstrated its popularity and staying power. Co-op manager Luke Schell and member Tom Lundgren will explore the history of Linden Hills' venture into the world of food co-ops.
With vintage photos and movies, streetcar historian Aaron Isaacs will give a guided tour of the Como-Harriet streetcar that served Uptown, East Calhoun, Linden Hills, Fulton, and Edina until 1954.
Mike and Andy will help us remember, in pictures and words, when Dayton's was in its prime, the Nicollet Mall was brand new, and the Foshay Tower was still king. An optional holiday luncheon at Kata’s Organic Café, 4279 Sheridan Ave. S., follows the program. We will order from the menu. Please reserve your space […]
William Purcell and George Elmslie, acclaimed Prairie School architects, began their partnership in Minneapolis in 1909. Architectural historian Richard Kronick will explain how spiritualism — the notion that there is a component of the universe beyond that which is apparent to normal human sense — was expressed in Purcell and Elmslie's writings and architecture.
Mary Allen Whedon, known professionally as M.A. Whedon, ran a Minneapolis business that employed young women and published local view postcards and educational material. Program by Peter Sussman with postcards from his and Karen Cooper’s personal collections.
Highway 100 originated as a New Deal project in the 1930s. The idea to have small parks along the route became popular, and citizens contributed funds for lilac plants. Seven parks along "Lilac Way" featured picnic tables and distinctive fireplaces called beehives. Kathy Johnson of the St. Louis Park Historical Society will tell the story […]
Peter Sussman will lead a tour from Zenith Avenue to France Avenue tracing the Grimes family's 1880s model community of Waveland, including the first Lake Harriet School, as well as growth related to the 1905 streetcar extension along 44th Street to Morningside. The tour will start from the northwest corner of 44th and Beard (the […]
This event was originally scheduled for August 9, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Following the 1981 tornado through southwest Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board refurbished the 1929 rock garden which is now the Peace Garden. The Men’s and Women’s Garden Club of Minneapolis (MWGCM) donated and planted trees and helped re-design […]
