If anyone would like to see the Minneapolis Gas Works looked like, go to this site:
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/ and search using the keywords "minneapolis" "gas" You'll get alot of photos not related to the gas works (i.e. gas stations) but it was a very large, facility, so it definitely left something behind. The four large black smokestacks at the end of 11th ave south are one visible remnant of the gas plant. One intriguing photo from 1912, negative no. 3344... was taken by a brave photog standing on something in the middle of the river...don't think he was on spirit island...could have been rocks, or lumber. The microfilms of one of the half dozen Minneapolis newspapers of the 19th and early 20th century, have articles that show they were aware that the by-products of various industries were unhealthy, but they don't seem to have had an idea of what to do about it...other than dump and cover. Madeline Douglass Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
