Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing east. The Minneapolis Armory is at lower left; Hennepin County Medical Center is near center; the Sexton Building is at lower right.
Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing northeast. Minneapolis City Hall, also known as the Municipal Building and Courthouse, is lower left. Mississippi River with Third Avenue Bridge and Stone Arch Bridge is near top.
Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing south. I-35W freeway is near top left; Curtis Hotel near center; Minneapolis Auditorium near top right.
Aerial view of downtown Minneapolis from the roof of the Hennepin County Government Center facing southwest. IDS Building and Foshay Tower are near center; Northwestern National Bank antenna with Weather ball at far right.
Aerial view of U. S. Steel's steel plant in the Duluth neighborhood called Morgan Park. Construction of the plant was announced in 1907. It opened in 1915, and closed in phases in the early 1970s.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
A aerial view of Forest and Union Street in Mora, Minnesota capturing the Feed Mill, Creamery, Coop gas Station, Post Office until 1996, Theater, Antiques Shop, Sundstrong Drugstore, Anthony's Hardware, and Stalkes Clothing Store.
The aerial view shows the three-story hotel with its four-story octagonal tower and many porches, its water tower and wooded grounds, and the railroad tracks behind the hotel.
The presence of Peavey elevators in the Duluth harbor dates back to 1900. In 1930, F.H. Peavey expands the Peavey Duluth terminal with concrete silos. In 1999, the Seaway Port Authority lets contract for razing of Occident and Peavey elevators. Garfield Avenue is the main street that runs the length of Rice's Point. It is the street in the lower left corner of this photograph. Houses and businesses on Garfield are parallel to the rail yards of the Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. Garfield Avenue takes you to the Interstate Bridge.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Mounds' picturesque hills gave Mounds View Township and later the school district, high school and village their names. For many years a play area for youth, hikers, picnickers, and skiers, the Mounds were taken out of the public and private domain by the Army for the Twin Cities Arsenal in 1941 and has since been carved by the mining of its extremely high grade of sand and gravel. Pictured here is the excavation of the Arsenal Sand and Gravel Company which had produced 750,000 tons of sand and gravel per year. The buildings in the upper right perimeter of the photo are ammunition sheds from the Arsenal. Many area residents found employment at the Arsenal or gravel company.
Aerial view of Princeton Village showing the Courthouse, Congregational Church, Whittier School, Swedish Lutheran Church, Mark's Bargain Store, and the Commercial Hotel.
Aerial view of Princeton Village showing the Courthouse, Congregational Church, Whittier School, Swedish Lutheran Church, Mark's Bargain Store, and the Commercial Hotel.
An aerial view of Pine River showing the new water tower on the left and the older water tower on the right. Some of the town's most iconic buildings have been removed by this time.