A plan for the improvement of Stevens Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 122.
A plan for the improvement of St. Anthony Heights park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
A plan for the improvement of the Riverside Park extension, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 90.
Wirth, Theodore, 1863-1949; Godward, Alfred C., 1886-1913
Date Created:
1912-01
Description:
A plan for the improvement of Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 110.
Plan for the improvement of Jackson Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This plan is found in the Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
A plan for the improvement of Audubon Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota The plan is found in the Thirty-second Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 106.
Plan for the general improvement of Minnehaha Avenue & Park from 48th St. to 52nd St. showing rearrangement of trolley and railroad tracks, as part of the park system of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This plan is found in the Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 40.
Wirth, Theodore, 1863-1949; Godward, Alfred C., 1886-1913
Date Created:
1916-01
Description:
A plan for the connection of Cedar Lake and Brownie Lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 36.
Colored plan for the Powderhorn Lake Park. Scale: 1 inch to 250 feet. This plan is found in the Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
A plan for changes to Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis. This plan references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Minneapolis, Minnesota Park Board Commissioners planting a tree at Bde Maka Ska, Portius C. Deming holding the tree, Francis A. Gross second from right, and Superintendent Theodore Wirth second from left. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Plan for Columbia Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This plan is found in the Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis,.
The ninth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes the rules for the Board of Park Commissioners and descriptions of the acquisition of land to enlarge parks such as Powderhorn, Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Parkway. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Navy memorial celebration boat ride on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
A map of Minnehaha Park and the area including the Soldiers' Home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The map is found in the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 40.
Minneapolis Park Board Music Supervisor Harry Strobel, Parks and Recreation Program Supervisor Charlotte Fosburg, Symphonic Band Conductor Elmo Lunkley, and Grain Belt Brewing President Frank D. Kiewel in Grain Belt Concert Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This is a panorama photograph of attendees at the convention of the American Institute of Park Executives and American Park Society held August 21-23, 1922 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The photograph is found in the Fortieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [44].
A map indicating Mississippi riverfront property the Board of Park Commissioners wished to acquire in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The map is found in the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 104.
The map of the Minneapolis Park System is found in the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 34.
This map compares the Minneapolis Park System for the years 1883, 1888, 1905 and 1910. The map is found in the Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 16.
This map, showing the Minneapolis Park System in 1883, 1888, 1905 and 1915 is found in the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 88.
A map of the Minneapolis Park System as of January 1916. The map is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [108].
Map of Lake of the Isles parkland showing changes and improvements that were undertaken during 1908. The map is found in the Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.