Cara Letofsky wrote, And I don't know a thing about what Seward is
named after, but assume that it's named after the guy who encouraged the
U.S. to buy Alaska in the mid-1800s I have always assumed the same
thing. William H. Seward served as secretary of state under Presidents
Lincoln
A History Lesson about the Windom Neighborhood in Minneapolis: Prior to the final annexation of Richfield property by Minneapolis in 1927, what is now the Windom neighborhood was part of Richfield. Windom todayis roughly bound by 35W on the east, Lyndale Avenue/121 spur on the west, Diamond Lake
No more weenie word negotiations.
No more verbal ballet.
No more accounting slight of hand.
We, the Minneapolis taxpayers, want the money - AND WE WANT IT NOW!
Call, Fax, Write, and E-mail as many of the following people as you can.
Starting today. Spread the word, forward this e-mail to
OK, but here's a knotty one: Kingfieldor King Field?
Our own Keith Ford, longtime resident and former councilperson, loudly
insists it is two words: King Field. Since he works for the MCDA - the
birthplace of many neighborhood names - one has to take his view even
more seriously.
I respect
My mind was racing and I forgot my signature:
Vicky Heller
North Oaks
Cedar-Riverside Property Owner
Minneapolis Taxpayer
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Dear List Members,
I just wanted to share with all of you an amazing experience I had last
night.
I was at Southwest High School for the presentation of this year's
Wallin/Medtronic Scholarships. For those of you who don't know about the
Wallin Scholarships, they are the result of generous
So...who's got the history behind Powderhorn?
-Brandon
-Powderhorn Park
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Just for the record, ECCO (i.e the neighborhood) stands for East Calhoun
Community Organization.
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I apologize, I forgot to sign the ECCO posting. Don Greeley - SAFE Unit,
Mpls. Police Dept.
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Powderhorn Park neighborhood is named, I am almost positive, after the park
of the same name. The park gets its name from Powderhorn Lake. The lake in
turn was named for its shape. You guessed it, it is (or was) shaped like an
old powderhorn for a musket (or some such firearm). If I remember
For Be Bop day (which I had never heard of until it was over) I, um, biked
to work. Good commuting, David, and thanks for the acknowledgement.
Bob, the one piece of advice I have for you is to bike as if you have a
right to the space. There is nothing less safe, in my experience, than
mincing
I had a couple questions for those in the know about the bonding bill that
is currently being negotiated at the Legislature. The Gov is very adamant
about funding for the Northstar rail from St. Cloud to downtown (I'm a big
fan of it too). Of course our farsighted Republican House members have
Old maps (by that I mean pre-Martin Luther King-as-icon days) still call
the park King Field. Could this be related to parts of Dupont Ave S.
being called King's Highway? What's with that?
Cara Letofsky
Seward
(apparently named for Lincoln's Secretary of State William Seward)
David Brauer
Sadly, I did not Be Bop to work either, but I did Be Bop to a training
ride...I'm not sure that counts...riding your bike to a bike ride?
Great advice from Robin to commuters. Especially about asserting yourself.
With practice in traffic, before you know it you will be aware of the
vehicles
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On Thu, 16 May 2002, Annie Young wrote:
a lot of the neighborhoods are named after schools and parks. Many of the
schools which are no longer here but the neighborhood name has not changed.
He said that schools and parks were named after
I'd like to offer an alternate version to David Brauer's understanding of the King
Field/Kingfield confusion and the origins of the name.
Although Planning, not MCDA or its predecessor, chose to spell it King Field, the
people who incorporated the Kingfield Neighborhood Association around
Greg Luce asked:
Interesting subject and, along these lines, I noticed a sign near the
corner of Lyndale Ave. N. and West Broadway that said Welcome
to Old
Highland. Anyone want to give us a sense of when Old Highland
existed
and when it changed to Hawthorne?
Old Highland is the
I've never understood why a city that likes to thing of itself as bike friendly
doesn't sweep the bike lanes before the rest of its streets each spring. Sand can
take down a bike and accumulated winter debris can its tires, while having virtually
no impact on cars. I know that a main purpose
If Post No Bills is a list rule, here's a four-count violation:
Many things King in Minneapolis are named for William S. King, a true city
father, a colonel, congressman and founder of the Minneapolis Tribune, whose
mansions were among the first on the city's riverfront and lakeshores. King
was
ECCO stands for East Calhoun Community Organization. I don't know which came first,
the organization or the name, but for the 26 years I have lived in ECCO, people just
call it ECCO.
ECCO was formed in the mid 50s when a group of neighborhood residents became concerned
about what was going
Phillips is named for Wendell Phillips the abolitionist according to
Harvy Winje who has lived there for dog years.
WizardMarks, Central
Andy Driscoll wrote:
Seward's a person's name, but I forget what he did.
I presume Phillips has a similar origin - could be part of the old
Minneapolis
The Northeaster did an article a couple of years ago about place
names in Northeast. There's a copy on the web at:
http://home.talkcity.com/LibertySt/columbiaheights/news/1999/neoct19.htm
--Charles Gimon
Waite Park
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A very sad BeBOP Day event was the death of a bicyclist on Lowry Avenue.
Apparently he was riding on the sidewalk and fell off in front of street
traffic.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/2841348.html
The pitiless mismatch with motor vehicles keeps many bikes hanging in
garages.
Chris
A festive grand opening celebration will showcase the renovated Linden Hills Community Library, 2900 West 43rd Street, thisSaturday, May 18, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:00 p.m.will kick off the grand opening festivities. Mayor R.T. Rybak will be on hand, along
NRP has always encouraged collaboration with other
neighborhoods on projects where it makes sense.
There have been and continue to be very successful
planning efforts where neighborhoods have partnered
with each other. There have been several commercial
planning, housing/development, senior
Mr. Robson uses a not so sly method of putting words in my mouth, then
attacking me for something I didn't say. What I said in the text of my post
is
what I meant to say. The subtext that Mr. Robson talks about is the
product of his own imagination and ignorance.
-Doug Mann, King Field
In
Sorry, if this has already been posted to the list. I just now read my U
of MN newsletter and found the following:
http://www1.umn.edu/systemwide/enews/#Anchor-Center-35882
A blurb:
Center for School Change leading small school effort A growing body of
educational research on small high
When I read Doug Mann's restaurant and race post, I didn't get the same
reaction as Britt Robson. I didn't see any subtext or any attempt by Doug
to charge the Minneapolis schools with overt racism.
What I did get from his example is a useful lesson in understanding how we
Americans deal with
If you're looking for something to do tonight between 5:30 and 8:00 p.m. -
especially if you have small children - check out the Waite Park Spring
Carnival. We'll have a great time with games, raffle, face painting, bingo,
silent auction, entertainment, food, and more. Not to mention today's
My source is not the MCDA, rather it is the Minneapolis Planning Department
which is the keeper of Minneapolis neighborhood names and boundaries. Years
ago, I double-checked with them (I no longer recall who) and confirmed that
officially it is King Field.
Far less authoritatively, I think the
As long as we have the history buffs on this list cranked up in high gear on the neighborhood name game, let me throw out thisquestion of History Trivia to the members of the list: Who can name the aircraft that was built in the auto dealership facility formerly located at 5245 Lyndale Avenue
As a small child growing up in Minneapolis in the 1950's, I remember attending a summertime/nighttime parade around the area of a small lake in Minneapolis. I remember that it occurred after dark and contained floats and marching bands and people on horseback and ladies in white gowns wearing
Scott Persons asked about why the Gov would veto Mpls
projects even though the Mpls delegation is solidly behind the
Northstar Corridor project. The easiest answer may be simply
because he can.
Also because he sees our projects as "local" and not of
statewide significance. The planetarium
Along these lines, is there a database anywhere where you can enter a
Minneapolis address and it will return two things: a map and, more
signficantly, the neighborhood of that address? The map part is easy,
but are there any geeky sites out there offering the neighborhood siting
feature?
Central was named for Central High School which once stood at the corner
of 35th and Fourth Av. The playing fields, on the south side of 35th
have morphed into townhomes called Markley Homes, it was formerly
Markley Field. Central High was knocked down and replaced with Richard
Green Central
Any relation to Representative Dehler?
Craig Miller
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I'm Jeff Dehler with Northstar Corridor Development Authority.
I understand your frustration. Northstar is a worthy project that is
wanted by a majority of Minnesotans, but it is a political football
now.
I can't
Although I thought Britt Robson's comments on Doug Mann's
ambitious research at Denny's were insightful, I would like
to state my unequivocal agreement with Mr. Mann when he
decries use, by anyone, of a sly method of putting words
in my mouth, then attacking me for something I didn't say.
For
Title: Re: [Mpls] Powderhorn
here is a link to a collection of photographs of the roller
coaster:
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/details.cfm?imageid=78366RecCount=22
the minnesota historical society is a fantastic resource. if you
search under powderhorn park, you will find tons
What a complete utter disaster this legislative
session has been to the city. Governor Shrek will
veto worthy arts projects that have raised millions on
their own, a planetarium I treaured as a kid will not
be funded and the ball park will be in St. Paul. We
can debate the merits of where a
Some will rejoice, others will fume, but the Legislature's stadium bill
appears to rule out Hennepin County participation, and Mayor Rybak has
testified that Minneapolis can't play solo...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/2843250.html
David Brauer
List manager
Quick correction to those URLs:
http://www.mplib.org/list.asp?subhead=About+Minneapolis:Neighborhood+Association+Web+Sites
and
http://www.mplib.org/list.asp?subhead=About+Minneapolis:Neighborhood+Newspapers
--Charles Gimon
Waite Park
(and Minneapolis Public Library)
- Forwarded
David Wilson wrote:
When I read Doug Mann's restaurant and race post, I didn't get the same
reaction as Britt Robson. I didn't see any subtext or any attempt by Doug
to charge the Minneapolis schools with overt racism.
I also didn't see any secondary messages in Mr. Mann's post. And,
Judging from the responses of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mann, and the yawning silence from the rest of the list, it is apparent that others don't share my view that in a recent post Mr. Mann was not so subtlely inferring that the MPS has been practicing racist behavior toward its students.
Fair enough.
In a message dated 5/17/02 8:58:30 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Judging from the responses of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mann, and the yawning silence from the rest of the list, it is apparent that others don't share my view that in a recent post Mr. Mann was not so subtlely
Please, list members, to focus on MPS institutional racism (or lack
thereof), not Doug Mann personally.
David Brauer
List manager
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David Brauer wrote:
Some will rejoice, others will fume, but the Legislature's stadium
bill appears to rule out Hennepin County participation, and Mayor
Rybak has testified that Minneapolis can't play solo...
I'm glad that we won't be forced to pay for this dog, but I really
wanted an
In a message dated 5/16/02 9:53:49 PM Central Daylight Time,
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I presume Phillips has a similar origin - could be part of the old
Minneapolis liquor industry family. As a major part of the Twin Cities
Jewish community, it may be that an early Phillips was a
Scott Higgins wrote:
The Gov is very adamant
about funding for the Northstar rail from St. Cloud to downtown (I'm a big fan of it
too). Of course our farsighted Republican House members have not
provided a dime for this project.
No, because while the Feds (thanks to Congressman
Sabo)
I feel it's my responsibility to add to the discussion on riding bikes
downtown and otherwise.
It can be dangerous and wearing a helmet is a very good idea.
As it has been mentioned cars, sand, construction, potholes, the list
goes on are a constant hazard. Paying attention takes on new meaning
I feel it's my responsibility to add to the discussion on riding bikes
downtown and otherwise.
It can be dangerous and wearing a helmet is a very good idea.
As it has been mentioned cars, sand, construction, potholes, the list
goes on are a constant hazard. Paying attention takes on new meaning
In a message dated 5/17/02 3:09:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
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Hello Scott:
I'm Jeff Dehler with Northstar Corridor Development Authority.
I understand your frustration. Northstar is a worthy project that is
wanted by a majority of Minnesotans, but it is a
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