120 Years of Meat

The Urban Meat Market opened in 1892 and is the oldest continuous business on Robbinsdale’s main street. The previous owners were J. Coulter, G.J. Urban, K. Hoffman Senior, K. Hoffman Junior and H. Hakenmuller. It … Read more

The Blacksmith Shop

The blacksmith shop became a village fascination  to young and old alike. It stood on the corner of West Broadway and Rockford Road. The shop was built by Haakon Christensen, a Norwegian emigrant arrived in … Read more

The Nasett General Store

Lars L. Nasett was born in 1858 in Dane County, Wisconsin, where his father owned a large tobacco farm. He spent his early years there and met his future wife during this time. Despite the … Read more