> I was over in the knot (that odd circle of streets north of Broadway and > North Commons Park) in Jordan the other day. I was wondering if anyone > knew the history of Cottage Park. There is a beautiful (and derelict) > church there, boarded up and marked with gang graffiti. I seem to > remember a parish being there several years ago but now it seems they > left. Does anyone have the scoop? > > Sean Ryan > Audubon > Sean,
I don't have an answer to your question but this is a great segue. A week or two ago I attended an event put on by the Seward Neighborhood Group in which the elders in the community came together to reminisce about the past. The stories were focused on the intersection of 24th Street and 27th Avenue South (the location of two street car lines intersecting). On a brutally cold Friday evening a couple dozen of the neighborhood elders came together to share their stories. The hosts helped guide the conversation and the entire event was video taped and recorded. It was one of the most interesting evenings I spent in a while. I would STRONGLY encourage other neighborhood groups to organize these types of events. What we can learn from our elders is amazing if we would only take time to listen. I learned about this event from a posting on this list from Jean Johnstad - thank you. If anyone is hosting events like this, please let everyone on the list know. Randall Cutting Seward REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
