Minnesota Street (renamed 123rd Street West) Savage, Minnesota. Businesses include the Glendale Township Hall, Gopher Heating and Cooling, the Savage Barbershop, Ekstrom Television, George Allen Dodge, Savage lumber and the Municipal Liquor Store. Also visible is the downtown water tower.
Minnesota Street (renamed 123rd Street West). Businesses include the Glendale Township Hall, Gopher Heating and Cooling, the Savage Barbershop, Ekstrom Television, George Allen Dodge and Savage lumber. Also visible is the downtown water tower.
View of Vine Street (later renamed Ottawa Avenue) Savage, Minnesota. Businesses shown include: the Savage Cafe, Razors Edge Barbershop, the Savage Post Office, Dan Patch Bowling Lanes, and Norm's Watch and Clock Repair. Del Stelling worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer, covering Savage, Burnsville, Eagan and other areas of Dakota County, Minnesota from 1959 - 1984.
The Windmill House was built in 1927 by Willard and Sadie Sneller, south of Jens Embassy Restaurant and Bar on Interstate 35W and Embassy Road, Burnsville Minnesota. Dorothy Wolff purchased the house in 1957 and in 1965 sold the property to Ed Kraemer and Sons, a gravel and sand company, which tore it down. Del Stelling worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer, covering Savage, Burnsville, Eagan and other areas of Dakota County, Minnesota from 1959 - 1984.
The Savage Water Tower stood near the City Hall and Fire Department on Elm Street (renamed Quentin Avenue South) Savage Minnesota. Del Stelling worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer, covering Savage, Burnsville, Eagan and other areas of Dakota County, Minnesota from 1959 - 1984.
Housed in a school in the Jordan neighborhood of Minneapolis, the Jordan branch of Minneapolis Public Library was closed when the North Regional Library opened in 1971. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Franklin Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Opened in August 1914 at 1314 East Franklin Avenue, and designed by architect Edward L. Tilton, this was the first library building in Minneapolis to be built with funds from Andrew Carnegie. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Sumner branch of Minneapolis Public Library, located at 611 Van White Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 1915. The Carnegie-funded building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Webber Park branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was formerly known (from 1910 to 1954) as the Camden Park branch. Renamed in 1954, it was housed in the Webber Park fieldhouse at 4380 Webber Parkway, until the building was razed in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Hosmer branch of Minneapolis Public Library. Originally known as the Thirty-sixth Street Branch, this building was built in 1916 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1981 the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A view of the back of the original Central Library building of Minneapolis Public Library, showing an intersection with streetcar tracks and various businesses. This building, at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue, opened in 1889 and was in service until 1959.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This image shows the bandstand that was located in Minnesota Square Park in St. Peter. This structure was eventually replaced with a pavilion. This postcard negative, marked 449, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Exterior of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Patrons and staff at the circulation desk of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Sumner Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library is removed from its foundation and relocated 100 feet north to accommodate Olson Memorial Highway. Exterior of the Sumner branch of Minneapolis Public Library, located at 611 Van White Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 1915. Photo was taken during the move. The Carnegie-funded building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Sumner Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library is removed from its foundation and relocated 100 feet north to accommodate Olson Memorial Highway. Exterior of the Sumner branch of Minneapolis Public Library, located at 611 Van White Memorial Boulevard, which opened in 1915. Photo taken during the move. The Carnegie-funded building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The exterior of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Jem Theater building on Main Street in downtown Harmony. Flanking the awning-topped front window are movie posters for The Bride Walks Out starring Barbara Stanwick and The Great Buck Jones. A vehicle parked across the street can be seen as a reflection in the window. The building next door is Pederson's Meat Market.
The Linden Hills branch of the Minneapolis Public Library moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior view of the grandstair, with a view of a colored glass window depicting a moment in Swedish history. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.