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 liquor industry family. As a major part of the Twin Cities >Jewish community, it may be that an early Phillips was a benefactor in a >neighborhood originally predominantly populated by Jews. Is there an old >synagogue in that area somewhere? > >In St. Paul, our West Side served as the original center for Russian Jews >before Latino - mostly Mexican - immigrants, and the Capitol Area was home >to German Jews. Both groups migrated to the Selby-Dale an an enclave existed >their for many decades. > >Andy Driscoll >Saint Paul >------ >"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without >action." - Benjamin Disraeli > > >>From: "Gregory Luce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:18:41 -0500 >>To: "Cara Letofsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bob Velez" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories >> >>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? >> >>Gregory Luce >>Project 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips) >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Cara Letofsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: Bob Velez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 9:15 PM >>Subject: Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories >> >> >>>Here's what I know: >>> >>>"Wedge" does refer to the shape of the neighborhood: it's real name is >>>Lowry Hill East. (Years back, I heard of the Wedge Coop before I knew >>>the neighborhood was named the Wedge, too. I thought it was a brilliant >>>name for a coop and thought it referred to cut-up fruit!) >>> >>>CARAG stands for Calhoun Area Residents Action Group, which is actually >>>the neighborhood organization that represents that area. So, I think >>>the neighborhood is called Calhoun. (There are other neighborhoods that >>>are largely referred to by the neighborhood organization's name, such as >>>ECHO.) >>> >>>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.... >>> >>>Cara Letofsky >>>Seward >>> >>>Bob Velez wrote: >>> >>>>Since I am not from Minneapolis originally, I am quite curious as to the >>>>origins of the names of neighborhoods. >>>> >>>>Of course, Shingle Creek is named after the creek of the same name that >>>>runs through it, but I am MOST curious about the neigborhoods that have a >>>>bit more esoteric names: >>>> >>>>Namely: >>>> >>>>CARAG >>>>Wedge >>>>Keewaydin >>>>Seward >>>> >>>>Please advise! >>>> >>>>Bob Velez >>>>Shingle Creek >>>>Ward 4 >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________ >>>>Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >>>>Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >>>>http://e-democracy.org/mpls >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________ >>>Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >>>Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >>>http://e-democracy.org/mpls >>> >>_______________________________________ >>Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >>Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >>http://e-democracy.org/mpls >> > >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
