Aerial view looking northeast of Cold Spring Granite Company production plant, quarry and Clark hotel. This plant and quarry were bought from the John Clark Granite Company during the early 1940s.
The Mounds' picturesque hills gave Mounds View Township and later the school district, high school and village their names. For many years a play area for youth, hikers, picnickers, and skiers, the Mounds were taken out of the public and private domain by the Army for the Twin Cities Arsenal in 1941 and has since been carved by the mining of its extremely high grade of sand and gravel. Pictured here is the excavation of the Arsenal Sand and Gravel Company which had produced 750,000 tons of sand and gravel per year. The buildings in the upper right perimeter of the photo are ammunition sheds from the Arsenal. Many area residents found employment at the Arsenal or gravel company.
Aerial view of Princeton Village showing the Courthouse, Congregational Church, Whittier School, Swedish Lutheran Church, Mark's Bargain Store, and the Commercial Hotel.
Aerial view of Princeton Village showing the Courthouse, Congregational Church, Whittier School, Swedish Lutheran Church, Mark's Bargain Store, and the Commercial Hotel.
Aerial view from the south village limits of New Brighton was taken by MacGillis & Gibbs Company, a pole yard company, which is seen in the lower half of the photo. Notable buildings include the First Congregational Church, New Brighton Elementary School, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and the New Brighton Village Hall.
The Aftenro Society was organized in 1908 by a group of Norwegian women to raise money for the construction of a good Christian old people's home. Their first building was opened in 1921 with 30 residents and was named for the Norwegian word meaning �Evening�s Rest� (Aftenro). The Aftenro home presently continues its function as a home for the aged, in its location at 1423 North Nineteenth Avenue East. In this view of the new building, the entire front grounds area is a vegetable garden.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This photograph shows the aftermath of a lumber yard fire in St. Peter. Grace street is at right. Identified structures include Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Konsbruck Hotel, Feldman's tin shop, the high school, and the Central Hotel.