“Winning the Vote” Walking Tour
beckarahn2021-08-05T19:45:22-05:00Join Professor Jacqueline deVries as she puts the local Women’s Suffrage movement in context with national and international movements.
“Winning The Vote” Walking Tour
beckarahn2021-08-24T18:54:16-05:00Join Professor Jacqueline deVries as she puts the local Women’s Suffrage movement in context with national and international movements.
“Winning The Vote” Walking Tour
beckarahn2021-08-24T18:53:55-05:00Join Professor Jacqueline deVries as she puts the local Women’s Suffrage movement in context with national and international movements.
Blood in the Streets: Governor Floyd B. Olson and the Teamsters’ Strike of 1934
beckarahn2023-08-19T16:36:48-05:00August 6, 2018 In 1934, the streets of Minneapolis were a battleground. Teamsters had declared a city-wide strike to end discrimination against union workers, and their cars of strikers chased heavily-guarded trucks to keep them from crossing picket lines. Roving battles [...]
Please Pass the Mustard
beckarahn2023-08-19T13:54:56-05:00December 26, 2017 This unmarked pressed glass cruet set was used at the Russell Hotel and Coffee Shop, located at 14-18 South Fourth Street in downtown Minneapolis. The set consists of a glass caddy with stainless steel handle and four glass [...]
From Luxury to Lot: The West Hotel
beckarahn2023-08-19T13:32:37-05:00October 25, 2017 The history and demise of the West Hotel and the Tiffany urn that was created to honor the founders The West Hotel was known to be a destination of luxury in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. [...]
Photo of the Week: Street Scene, c. 1925
beckarahn2023-08-19T12:00:04-05:00March 28, 2016 This street scene, photographed circa 1925, was taken on 6th Street looking towards Nicollet Avenue (now Nicollet Mall) in downtown Minneapolis. Visible at the intersection is the corner of the Donaldson's Department Store's famous Glass Block building. One [...]
Photo of the Week: Greyhound Station
beckarahn2023-08-19T11:53:50-05:00February 27, 2016 If you've been in downtown Minneapolis recently, say anytime after 1970, you likely recognize this iconic building as the music club First Avenue. From its opening in 1937 until 1968, however, this art deco building, located [...]