Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul’s Como Park is one of few remaining Victorian ‘crystal palaces’
The conservatory first opened on November 7, 1915.
Sarah Shirey
What’s the story with those small houses on Milwaukee Ave. in Minneapolis?
Built in the 1880s as high-density homes for immigrant workers, they were saved from destruction in the 1970s when neighborhood residents successfully organized to preserve the avenue as a historic district.
Treatment at Minnesota’s Rochester State Hospital changed along with attitudes toward mental health
The hospital opened in 1879 and operated for more than 100 years.
So who was this Snelling guy, anyway?
Josiah Snelling’s family ran a successful baking business, but he built his career by enlisting in the military and working his way up.
