The Kildall Fish Company of Minneapolis billed itself as the “world’s largest ludefisk producers.” (Today, the word is more commonly spelled lutefisk). Founded by Norwegian immigrant Joseph Kildall, the company imported...
Built in 1890, this four-story brick and stone warehouse at the corner of North 1st St and 2nd Ave North was home to The Williams Hardware Company for more than...
Built in 1916 for the Maytag Company of Iowa--when it was still best-known as a farm machinery manufacturer, this four-story warehouse and showroom would ultimately become a key regional branch...
For more than 50 years, mouth-watering chocolates and other sweets rolled off the production lines of this candy factory at 900 North 3rd Street. Built by the Gurley Candy Company of...
When it opened in 1914 as a Model T Ford assembly plant, this 10-story building set a record. “It is the tallest building ever constructed for the purpose of assembling automobiles,”...