Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
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
The Glenwood Manor subdivision in Robbinsdale was developed in the 1920s on the site of the Horatio Stillman farm. Stillman had arrived in Minnesota Territory in 1854 and homesteaded a tract of land for farming … Read more
In 1913 several families worked with the Gluek Brewing Company to create the Crystal Heights sub-division just west of France Avenue North, on either side of 36th Avenue North. The group enlisted local Albert P. … Read more
In 1917, the Miller and Hurlbutt families worked with the Reidhead Company realtors to subdivide and create the Robbinsdale Home Gardens addition between 42nd and 46th Avenues North, east of Vera Cruz over to Toledo … Read more
McNair Manor was named for attorney and businessman William McNair. Born in 1836, McNair served as county attorney and mayor of St. Anthony from 1869 to 1871. He was highly regarded as a defense attorney … Read more
Sarah Josephine Gates was born in 1851. She moved to what is now Minneapolis, from Hubbardston, Massachusetts, when she was four years old. Her family’s homestead was located at what is now 2426 West Broadway. … Read more
In 1940, Fred B. Snyder worked with Thorpe Brothers Real Estate and Mortgage Company to open a new Robbinsdale addition known as Snyder’s Victory Memorial Drive. These 75 foot lots between 36th and 38th Avenues … Read more
A small treasure from our collection: A photo album with 39 captioned images from 1914. The photos provide a warm and intimate portrait of our city and some of its residents at that time, including … Read more
In the middle of the 1920’s the names of Robbinsdale’s streets were changed to eliminate duplication and create a unified alphabetical system between the villages of Crystal, Golden Valley, and Robbinsdale. Villas Avenue (below) became … Read more