To Build a Town
To build a town, building material, lumber, plaster, etc., are needed. The first to be established, and a concern which has played an important part in the growth of Robbinsdale and vicinity, is the John … Read more
Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
To build a town, building material, lumber, plaster, etc., are needed. The first to be established, and a concern which has played an important part in the growth of Robbinsdale and vicinity, is the John … Read more
This treasured photo of the original Robin’s Nest root beer shack was brought into the Robbinsdale Historical Society Museum by Anita McLaughlin, daughter of the longtime owners of the “Nest,” as it was known for … Read more
Joe Roche, son of former mayor and Bank President Joseph William Roche, remembers the “Great Robbinsdale Bank Robbery.” His written account is dated July 9, 2002: For the record, this is what I recall about … Read more
The original Robbinsdale Oil, pictured above, was built in 1938 at 4082 West Broadway. (Note the the old bandstand behind the truck. Eventually Robin Center would appear in the background.) In the photograph are partners … Read more
E. Martin Pearson was born in Sweden in 1856. After settling in Minnesota, Pearson began a career as an inventor. In 1892 he patented a steam heating apparatus, but his most successful invention was the … Read more
Julius Scott, for over 20 years connected with the grocery business in Robbinsdale, and until recently manager of the Ruff Brothers store here, has purchased the grocery department of J. Trump & Co. The interior … Read more
In December of 1904, the Minneapolis Morning Tribune reported that George S. Nash, had opened a shop for tin and sheet metal jobbing and furnace work in the room south of J. A. Roth’s General … Read more
Every family has a member to whom it can point with pride and say that person has done something worthy of remembering. Such a member of our family was my grandfather. He will long be … Read more
If you grew up around these parts, you may have heard of the Jefferson Highway, an early north-south auto trail that extended all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of … Read more