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 …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
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 …
The not so ‘old’ school days
With the start of another new school year starting, I got to thinking about how different things were 60 some years ago when I was in grade school in North …
North United Methodist Church and Camden’s shared history
The history of the beginnings of North United Methodist Church and that of the Camden area of North Minneapolis are intertwined. On March 26, 1852, a circuit …
Jenny Lind School – more than 100 years
By Buzzy Bohn In 1920 a small wooden temporary school building was erected on the corner of 52nd and Camden Avenues by the Minneapolis Public Schools. The …