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Historic Photo of the Week: Top of the Mall
This undated photo is looking at the top of the Mall just to the west of Hennepin Avenue. For many years, the Mall’s roadway connected with Hennepin Avenue. The apartment buildings in the background...
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Ads from the Past: Harris Hardware
Harris Hardware, once located at 3045 Hennepin Avenue, placed this ad in the 1975 Calhoun Elementary School newspaper. The ad was a throwback. Check out this 1981 ad that’s a bit more conventional....
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Historic Photo of the Week: Uptown Kiosk
In 1989, the Uptown Association installed four information kiosks to help visitors find businesses. The $8,000 project was financially assisted by the Uptown Businesswomen’s Association. The four...
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Ads from the Past: House of Travel
This 1989 ad in the Uptown Association newsletter promotes House of Travel, which was located in the drive-thru bank of today’s Wells Fargo at Humboldt and Lake. Thatcher ImbodenHow cities work and...
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Historic Photo of the Week: Lake & Bryant
At Lake Street and Bryant Avenue, there once was a restaurant on the southwest corner (where Spill the Wine recently opened) that specialized in fried chicken. It was next to Woodcraft Hobby. And one...
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Ads from the Past: Jorges Furs Matchbook
Jorges Furs, located at Hennepin and Lake, had this matchbook that featured a piece of fur on it. In 1941, they were located at 1428 West Lake Street and had this ad in a local event program. Jorges...
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Historic Photo of the Week: 29th Street RR
This undated photo, likely from 1930s or 1940s, looks west from the Hennepin Avenue bridge at the railroad that followed the 29th Street corridor. There’s a lot of interesting things in here, such as...
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Ads from the Past: Uptown Cards & Gifts
This 1975 ad was a throw back to yesteryear as the Calhoun Elementary School released its last paper. The ad was for Uptown Cards & Gifts, which was located behind the school at 3007 Hennepin...
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Historic Photo of the Week: Girard Streetcar Tracks
Waling down Girard Avenue this week revealed that the old streetcar tracks are really showing through the asphalt. These tracks (there were a pair), were a wye that ran off of Lake Street onto Girard...
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Historic Photo of the Week: Rainbow Building
Rainbow Building in 1993. Source: The Ackerberg Group This 1993 photo of the Rainbow Building, located on the northwest corner of Hennepin & Lake, shows Spudsters prominently on the corner. Annie’s...
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Historic Photo of the Week: Amercian Hardware Mutual Insurance Co
Today’s Lake Calhoun Center, located at 3033 Excelsior Boulevard, was once the American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company. It’s current sleek/suburban glass facade was added in 1989 when the building’s...
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Historic Photo of the Week: Whittier Play Room
While not generally considered within Uptown, located at Blaisdell and 26th Street the Whittier School served children who did live in areas that today would be greater Uptown. The play room at...
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On This Day: March 29, 1990
The Star Tribune reported on this day in 1990 that the Uptown area was going to soon begin a recycling pilot project that would allow businesses to get affordable recycling collection by creating...
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Ads from the Past: Frogi’s
A Frogi’s ad from 1981. Frogi’s was located on the southeast corner of Lake & Dupont. Frogi’s 1981 ad Thatcher ImbodenHow cities work and change, how they are the product of their inhabitants and...
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Ads from the Past: The Big Cheese Co
Hope you didn’t miss your chance to pick up fruit cakes back in 1981 at the Big Cheese Company at 3028 Hennepin Avenue. Today, the space is home to Penzeys Spices. The Big Cheese Company ad – 1981...
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On This Day: April 10, 1990
On this day in 1990, the Star Tribune wrote that the Minneapolis City Council was being criticized as becoming more “anti-development.” the City’ development agency’s director, James Helzer, had been...
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Ads from the Past: Rose & Thorn
Rose & Thorn was apparently a (children’s) toy store in Uptown in 1981, complete with a puppet theater. The store was located at 3023 Hennepin Avenue, whose building was purchased for the...
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On This Day: June 24, 1988
On this day in 1988, the Star Tribune reported that the Two Pesos Mexican restaurants was close to an agreement with a local businessman to open restaurants in the Twin Cities. At the time, the...
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