RE: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories: King Field
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 Keith's tenure in the neighborhood and in government, so I use the two-word version. It helps that many official city documents list us as King Field, thus our neighborhood association's abbreviation is KFNA, not KNA. But over time, popular use has turned it into Kingfield. Nearly everyone spells it that way. Most people assume the name comes from Martin Luther King Park, although I think the neighborhood name was established before the park was re-named (when did those events happen, and what was the original park name?) If the neighborhood was named before the park was re-named, I'm baffled as to where the King in King Field/Kingfield came from. Any solvers of the mystery will contribute info that I'll put on our website, www.kingfield.org. David Brauer King Field ___ 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories: King Field
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 wrote: 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 Keith's tenure in the neighborhood and in government, so I use the two-word version. It helps that many official city documents list us as King Field, thus our neighborhood association's abbreviation is KFNA, not KNA. But over time, popular use has turned it into Kingfield. Nearly everyone spells it that way. Most people assume the name comes from Martin Luther King Park, although I think the neighborhood name was established before the park was re-named (when did those events happen, and what was the original park name?) If the neighborhood was named before the park was re-named, I'm baffled as to where the King in King Field/Kingfield came from. Any solvers of the mystery will contribute info that I'll put on our website, www.kingfield.org. David Brauer King Field ___ 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
RE: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
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 to happen at the site of the Forman mansion, which was located at 35th and Irving Ave S, where St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church now stands. Back in the 1880s or thereabouts, this was the site of King's Lyndale Hotel, and before that, the Pond Brothers built the first home in the area, as noted on a plaque at the shores of Lake Calhoun, just below the site. The natives of this area had a settlement in the same general area. Northwestern National Life wanted to build their headquarters building on the lovely shores of Lake Calhoun, but neighbors were effective in their protest and NWNL instead built their signature building in the Gateway Redevelopment District, currently the ING/Reliastar buildingat the end of the Nicollet Mall. For any streetcar buffs out there, if you go just north of the church, on Irving, you will see a sign that says Loon Lake Trail. Follow this the remains of a platform where the Como-Excelsior line used to take riders through this area. You can walk along the right of way from 34th Street to 36th Street and still see remains of some of the streetcar ties along the way. What used to be the right of way through Linden Hills, between 43rrd and 44th, had been converted to parking and just becomes open space as it proceeds west. Other streetcar buffs can fill in the gaps I have left.. Also, ECCO claims to have the longest running neighborhood Super Sale. We will be holding this annual sale for the 30th time on Saturday, June1 - always the first Saturday in June. I'm sure if there is one that has run longer, someone on this list will share that information. -- Harvey Zuckman Past President and former Board Member - East Calhoun Community Organzation ___ 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
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
RE: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories: King Field
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 neighborhood is indeed named after Martin Luther King Field and not Colonel King of King Farm and King's Highway (aka Dupont Avenue South from 36th to 46th and thence westerly along 46th Street to Lake Harriet) fame. When I was on the City Council in the early 70s and living in the same residence as now, I belonged to a neighborhood association. I can't recall its name but it was not named after anything to do with King. I think it began with an L, but wasn't Lyndale. But this could be all wrong. I've certainly had numerous other examples of a growing faulty memory. As I've told David in the past, it is this association with Dr. King that is behind my somewhat unreasonable obsession with getting the name right. I like the fact that I live in a neighborhood named after that great civil rights leader. Keith Ford King Field resident -Original Message- From: David Brauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 6:46 AM To: Mpls list Cc: Keith Ford Subject: RE: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories: King Field 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 Keith's tenure in the neighborhood and in government, so I use the two-word version. It helps that many official city documents list us as King Field, thus our neighborhood association's abbreviation is KFNA, not KNA. But over time, popular use has turned it into Kingfield. Nearly everyone spells it that way. Most people assume the name comes from Martin Luther King Park, although I think the neighborhood name was established before the park was re-named (when did those events happen, and what was the original park name?) If the neighborhood was named before the park was re-named, I'm baffled as to where the King in King Field/Kingfield came from. Any solvers of the mystery will contribute info that I'll put on our website, www.kingfield.org. David Brauer King Field ___ 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
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 School (K-8), Central Gym (which went with the high school but was newer) and Green Central Park. WizardMarks, Central Becker wrote: The neighborhoods as we know them today were an invention of the Planning Department in the late 1960's/early 1970's as part of the federally funded planning efforts of the day. The boundaries were also set at that time. Most neighborhoods were named for parks or schools within the neighborhood boundaries. Which of course begs the next question of why were certain parks and schools were named as they were. I would refer people to Theodore Wirth's book on the early history of the park system for park names. Perhaps someone can make a referral for a book for names of schools? Carol Becker Longfellow - Original Message - From: Rosalind Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories I've just assumed that Wedge referred to the shape of the area formed by Lyndale and Hennepin Avenues north of Lake Street. The Wedge Coop was originally on Franklin Avenue near the point. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft neighborhood--named for Bancroft school, I believe. 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories/Gold-digging
In a message dated 5/16/02 9:53:49 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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? -- -- Keith says; I stumbled onto a pot of Gold with that historical society website. Cl pics of West Bro. and synagogues of old, near DT and of course on the Old North side. It is just like discovering a shoe box of old family photos. Someone on the List offered the tip. Thanx, Keith Reitman NearNorth Picture can be found at Minn. Historical Society Website:(Circa 1880??) 39. Agudas Achim Synagogue, 1820 Seventeenth Avenue South, Minneapolis Photographer: Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune Photograph Collection, 1950 Location no. MH5.9 MP5.4 r13 Negative no. 48587 ยป View Details ___ 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
I've just assumed that Wedge referred to the shape of the area formed by Lyndale and Hennepin Avenues north of Lake Street. The Wedge Coop was originally on Franklin Avenue near the point. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft neighborhood--named for Bancroft school, I believe. 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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
The neighborhoods as we know them today were an invention of the Planning Department in the late 1960's/early 1970's as part of the federally funded planning efforts of the day. The boundaries were also set at that time. Most neighborhoods were named for parks or schools within the neighborhood boundaries. Which of course begs the next question of why were certain parks and schools were named as they were. I would refer people to Theodore Wirth's book on the early history of the park system for park names. Perhaps someone can make a referral for a book for names of schools? Carol Becker Longfellow - Original Message - From: Rosalind Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories I've just assumed that Wedge referred to the shape of the area formed by Lyndale and Hennepin Avenues north of Lake Street. The Wedge Coop was originally on Franklin Avenue near the point. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft neighborhood--named for Bancroft school, I believe. 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
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
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
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood name histories
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
