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I Grew Up In a Ghost Town…..

I don't know if many of you know this but Sharlene Hensrud and I (also Sharlene) have a lot in common. Besides the fact that we are both Sharlene's spelled...
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Mid-Century Minnesota Modernism… SUBURBIA and the first indoor shopping mall

What to do when it's too COLD to play outside?!  Museums are always an option, and the Minnesota History Center's current SUBURBIA exhibit includes the revolutionary birth of the indoor...
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North Oaks… unique community that was James J Hill’s farm and country estate

Perhaps one of the most unique suburban communities in the Twin Cities is North Oaks, about 15 minutes north of St. Paul. Both a farm and country estate on land...
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Why home decorators started using wallpaper

As I showed our clients a condominium this week, we found nearly every room had wallpaper falling off the walls. While our clients were ready to peel it off, it...
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Diamond Lake Neighborhood… unsung gem of South Minneapolis and where the charter for the city of Minneapolis was signed

When people think of South Minneapolis they most often think of the area around the city lakes and Minnehaha Creek. But if you are looking for picturesque and kid friendly,...
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This Minneapolis landmark once held the largest timepiece in world

It’s hard to miss the distinctive clock tower on the historic City Hall and County Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. When the clock was added in 1916, it was heralded as...
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Christ Church Lutheran… masterpiece of modern sacred architecture

Christ Church Lutheran in the Longfellow neighborhood of south Minneapolis was the perfect site for the lecture and reception we attended last week for Victoria Young's new book, Saint John's Abbey...
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The Twin Cities of Minnesota… where there is always tonic in the air and wine in the winds…

We just finished a fascinating course to become 'Old Home Certified', which of course included some history of the Twin Cities. While the current growth of the LRT lines makes...
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