Our river bridges
Recently while running errands, I managed to cross all four of North Minneapolis’ bridges. It got me thinking about how we all cross the Mississippi River …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Old hospitals, some still standing
Have you ever driven past the intersection of Glenwood and Penn Avenues and wondered about those older buildings on the SW corner? Those buildings were the …
Lost schools represented our country’s past
In doing research on the articles about lost Northside schools, I realized that there are three schools, two past and one current, that have a connection of …
Penn School helped in national and community endeavors
William Penn School was built and opened in 1907 at 3620 Penn Ave N. It was named for William Penn (b1644-d1718) Quaker leader, advocate of religious freedom …
More “lost” schools
In this second part of Northside schools that have been torn down, I will highlight these three buildings. Laurel/Lafayette Schools: Laurel School opened in a …
Lost Northside schools
In 1928, there were 23 schools listed as being in North Minneapolis by the Minneapolis Public Schools. Many of those schools no longer exist. Over the …
Jack Moskowitz, North High icon
North High School lost an icon and good friend recently, and when I read all the many comments on Northside related FaceBook pages, I knew he needed to be the …
A little history of an old school as the name changes
With the name of Patrick Henry High School likely to be changed to Camden High School when the Minneapolis School Board votes on December 3, it seemed like a …
Loring’s legacy
In Camden we have a school named for him and there’s a park bearing his name downtown, but there’s a lot more to know about Charles Loring. Charles …
Remember the corner mom and pop stores?
Ever driven passed a house, maybe on a corner, and thought to yourself “I wonder if there was once a store there?” I do that pretty often. It might …