Flashback To 1947 When The Air Here Was Filthy
It can be easy to forget that the downtown Minneapolis riverfront used to be not only our central business district but also a hub for factories, warehouses and freight trains....
Historic North Loop
Loop Back: Wagons, Tractors And Windmills
As American settlers continued their westward expansion at the turn of the century, farm implement distributors like Dean & Company could hardly keep up with demand. Dean had been sharing space...
Loop Back: The “Western Container” Building
Even though painted signs for Western Container are still prominent on the exterior of 500 North Third Street, the building actually got its start as a grocery warehouse and coffee...
Loop Back: Furniture And Funerals In One Stop
The three-story building at 115 North 1st Street dates back to 1883 when a carpenter who doubled as an undertaker ran a furniture store and funeral parlor at the same...
Loop Back: Hennepin Steam Laundry
When the Hennepin Steam Laundry was built in 1884 at 120 First Avenue North, there were no automobiles and few light bulbs, and most everyone was scrubbing their own laundry...