My very first job in high school was at H. Salt Fish
Chips on Lake Chicago. I loved their fish. They
used to have one downtown on Hennepin Ave next to the
Skyway Theater, too.
Pamela Taylor
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There were 3 pizza joints in Dinkytown when I went to school at the U:
Vescio's
Valli Pizza
Mama D's
Then, on the west bank was the incomparable Mama Rosa's.
Are any of these the place you are thinking of, Andy?
Barbara
It's been so much fun to read this thread! I feel like I'm living in the
same town as you and still the things that area missing for me have
received scant or no mention. What is Missing from Minneapolis:
Central High - w/o it us Pioneers are anchor less.
West High
Marshall University High
: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:45:21 EST
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I haven't seen this one mentioned yet by anyone adding to this thread.
Anyone besides me remember the Padded Cell on Lake at Bryant I believe. In
the early 60's you could go there to hear folk singers
Gopher Football games at Memorial Stadium
Replacements @ 7th Street Entry for $3.00
Raft at Lake Harriet Beach
Nicollet Park -- which I never saw :o(
Old Viaduct over Washington Avenue near Portland Avenue
Ralph and Jerry's
Boulevard Theater
KFAI on Friday nights circa 1983-86
Dean E. Carlson
Nov 2001 10:45:21 EST
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I haven't seen this one mentioned yet by anyone adding to this thread.
Anyone besides me remember the Padded Cell on Lake at Bryant I believe. In
the early 60's you could go there to hear folk singers, drink
Driving (or walking) along Nicollet Avenue (before it was the Mall) on Thanksgiving night, noses pressed to the car windows, to see Dayton's holiday windows. Before the 8th Floor Holiday Show, Dayton's used to deck the windows for Christmas and unveil them on Thanksgiving night. A treasured
The beaver family that tried to dam the back channel down
below Tile and Marble
The muskrats that lived in the backwater between Boom Island and the
high ground
The woodchucks living under the garage that mowed down my
neighbors green pea plants
The burro (Sheba) that mowed
down my
I haven't seen this one mentioned yet by anyone adding to this thread.
Anyone besides me remember the Padded Cell on Lake at Bryant I believe. In
the early 60's you could go there to hear folk singers, drink a beer (and one
of my roommates left town with one of the musicians). Those were
The barge that ran into Nicollet Island early one spring and was hung up
there for a few days.
"Fredric H. Markus" wrote:
The
beaver family that tried to dam the back channel down below Tile and Marble
The
muskrats that lived in the backwater betweenBoomIsland
and the high ground
The
The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?)
I believe Andy Driscoll has these correct here:
The Weatherball (of Northwestern National Bank):
When the Weatherball is red, warmer weather is ahead;
When the Weatherball is white, colder weather is in sight;
When the Weatherball is green,
Ah, nostalgia.
From my radio days as a child in Iowa listening to the
Twins broadcasts, the pampered and pink weekend for
two at the.Northstar Inn?
And since my transplantation to Mpls, the East Calhoun
Co-op. Where have all the hippies gone? The Mpls
hippies of course.
Niel Ritchie
East
The Big Red MTC buses! I remember being in college in Madison, WI when one
day one of the red buses was stopped in front of the Union. Ah, I felt like
I could jump right on it and be taken home to Minneapolis. I thought it was
a shame when they moved to plain old white buses.
Cara Letofsky
Title: Re: [Mpls] What is missing?
Does
anyone remember Karlos Kaufmanis' Star of Bethlehem
lecture? Ya know, as far as I know, it was never
taped!
Ann
Berget
Kingfield 10-10
Professor Kaufmanis never let anyone tape his lecture, but he
did deposit a copy of the script in the University
Several people have mentioned missing the Nankin restaurant in downtown
Minneapolis.
Well that is gone, the cook some other employees are still working in
Minneapolis. They are at the Red Dragon Restaurant, at 2116 Lyndale Ave
South, just across from the Wedge co-op ( phone 612-874-8877).
Just catching up so pardon if repeats
Dave Moore
Forum Cafeteria (interior, not the food)
Sibley Tea House (not Minneapolis but so cool)
Rope swing on Nicollet Island
Swimming in the river
claw foot tubs as party furniture on Nicollet Island
Elephant in Daytons childrens department (parents
For a lighter side topic:
I have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years after growing up in Chicago and
going to college in Bloomington, Illinois (Illinois Wesleyan
University). My wife and I were talking at dinner tonight about things
that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things
Walt asks for:
things
that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things about
Minneapolis and the Twin Cities, which are no longer around today. We
came up with the following starter list:
The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?)
OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at
Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:26:49 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Mpls] What is missing?
Walt asks for:
things
Does anyone remember Karlos Kaufmanis' "Star of Bethlehem" lecture? Ya know, as far as I know, it was never taped!
Ann Berget
Kingfield 10-10
crisis, remain neutral --Dante
From: Steve Brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:30:13 -0600
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] What is missing
The Minneapolis Times
The Minneapolis Journal
Newspaper row on 4th Street
Steve Brandt
Staff Writer
Star Tribune (Mpls-St. Paul
When you drove Victory Memorial Drive and VM Parkway there was an
un-interrupted canopy of Elms that extended for 1.5 miles. Break of
sunshine at the Flag Pole and Statue of Lincoln. Then 1.5 Miles of Canopy
again. Even on the hottest of days, you could feel the temp drop in that
long leafy
WCCO
Yes, I know- The building is still there and a radio station using the
same call letters and frequency is on the air.
But it is not 'CCO.
Duke Powell
Burnsville
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What's missing...???
The big panfish in our city lakes... sun fish and crappies
The clean, clear water in our city lakes
(might be a relationship between today's algae laden pea soup waters, lower
oxygen content and smaller fish.. ya think?)
Main Beach at Lake Calhoun and the gymnastic hardware
In a message dated 11/15/01 7:14:51 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When you drove Victory Memorial Drive and VM Parkway there was an
un-interrupted canopy of Elms that extended for 1.5 miles.
Same is true for the elms on Lyndale Ave.
How about the Toddle House? Anyone
- Dave Moore Bud Kraehling Hal Scott on 'CCO 4
- Ray Scott's restaurant
- Moby Dick's
- Central High School
- Outdoor high school hockey
- All Star Wrestling (with Marty O'Neil interviews) at the Calhoun Beach Club
- The Harmon Killebrew show (before WTCN11 TV broadcasts)
- Mel Jazz (sp?)
-
The streetcar bridge that spanned Minnehaha Creek connecting Bryant Avenue
South. Does anybody know when it was torn down? The pedestrian bridge that
was to its east still exists. I stood on that bridge the other day and was
struck how it's beginning to look like a mini-35W below there with
From: Walt Cygan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Minneapolis Issues List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] What is missing?
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:18:54 -0600
For a lighter side topic:
I have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years after growing up in Chicago..
(snip)
Additions??? What does this say
Lit up neon Grain Belt BEER BEER BEER sign
Deals at Bank's
The Suburbs at the Union Bar
Marshall-University High School in Dinkytown
Trespassing on the Stone Arch Bridge
Congressman Don Fraser sign left up in Warehouse District
Burning leaves
Hot Licks and Northern Lights
* The New Riverside Cafe
* 3.2 beer at the Seward Cafe
* The Unique Bar and the Famous Bar, both on Lake Street and now
in the heart of Sabriville.
* 38th and Fourth when it was Mr. Crown's Corner. Although I'm
embarrassed to admit that I was glad I didn't have to change
busses at
Walt Cygan wrote:
For a lighter side topic:
The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?)
OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at Dayton's
There was a mule living on Nicollet Island and you could live in the Nicollet Inn for
damn cheap.
The streets were eerily clean all over town.
There
--The original Kaplan Bros. store on E. Franklin
--The Rainbow Cafe at Lake Henn
--Bill's Dollar Store kitty-corner from the Rainbow at Lake Henn
--McCosh's Book Store on the West Bank (where the Mixed Blood Theatre
now is)
--Savran's Book Store on the West Bank
--Crane's Stationary store in
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