Roach, Tisdale & Company, established in 1864, billed itself as the "oldest candy company in the West." It built its fanciest--and final--factory/warehouse facility at the corner of North 3rd Street...
From 1916 to 1936, workers at the massive Paris Factory crafted tasty assortments of chocolate-covered treats at the corner of North 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue North. It was owned by...
Though it was built in 1903 for an elevator manufacturer, this complex in the 500 block of North Third Street had a sweet, wildly successful run as a candy factory...
Mars Incorporated, a company that’s now a global business empire, got its start in Minneapolis. And the treat that launched its astronomical success, the Milky Way bar, was born in...
With business booming here in the late 1880s, there was a growing need for affordable lodging for all the workers putting in long hours at the factories, rail yards and...