A look back at Camden Park
This month, I decided to write about a place where many kids in the upper part of North Minneapolis went during hot summer days – Camden Park. The first …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Summer in the city
The recent hot weather, along with school letting out, had me thinking of summers as a kid growing up in North Minneapolis… Hot days often meant a trek to …
Victory Memorial Drive – 100 years
100 years ago this month, on June 11, 1921 to be precise, the Victory Memorial Drive was dedicated. The acquisition of the lands for what was originally called …
Victory Circle, a business hub
The construction going on where Lowry and West Broadway run into Highway 81, along with some recently acquired old photos, gave me the inspiration for this …
Camden’s lumber history
The opening of the new Walrus Art Gallery, in what is often referred to as the “Castle Building” at 4400 Lyndale Ave N, got me thinking about the history …
First public wildflower garden in the United States, thanks to Eloise Butler
March is Women’s History Month, and many of us are looking forward to the coming of spring and getting outside in nature. That made me think I should write …
Northside history – an introduction
Since I am now going to be writing the Northside History column for the Camden Community News, I thought you might want to know a little bit about me and my …
Behind the Victory Flagpole My last article
Editor’s note: Folks, our long time columnist of the Behind the Victory Flagpole is stepping down. Barbara Meyer Bistodeau has written her monthly column …
Behind the Victory Flagpole
Here are some holiday ads from Camden businesses from a long time ago submitted by Barbara Meyer Bistodeau. Those were the …
Behind the Victory Flagpole Thankful for Thanksgiving
From our earliest days in school we were taught about Thanksgiving and its association with the Pilgrims. In reality, in the United States, it is an annual …