Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
The parks and green spaces between Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, and Minneapolis have fascinating histories. Take Sochacki Park, for instance: when a firm requested a permit in 1961 to turn a low, swampy area along the … Read more
Conceived in the aftermath of World War I, Victory Memorial Drive emerged from Superintendent Theodore Wirth’s vision for a living monument. Designed as the northwest segment of the Grand Rounds parkway system, the corridor was … Read more
ROBBINSDALE’S HISTORIC CITY BAND PLAYS AT HISTORIC GRAESER PARK Robbinsdale’s City Band is one of the longest running municipal bands in the Upper Midwest. Next year it will be 120 years old. It all began … Read more
Robbinsdale Historical Society (RHS) and Golden Valley Historical Society (GVHS) recently cosponsored walking tour of the restored Graeser Park, 4200 Lakeland Ave., Robbinsdale. The collaboration brought out about 35 people, many of whom were unaware … Read more
A12/30/25: ROBBINSDALE’S GRAESER PARK ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (1 min) 4/28/25: VOLUNTEERS WORK TO RESTORE GRAESER PARK TO ITS FORMER GLORY (1 min, 30 sec) CLICK TO SEE OTHER LOCAL MEDIA NEWS … Read more
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025: HISTORY WALK-AND-TALK AT GRAESER PARK The Amazing Restoration of Robbinsdale’s Historic Wayside Rest Cosponsors Golden Valley Historical Society and Robbinsdale Historical Society have arranged a guided tour of the restored Graeser … Read more
CRYSTAL LAKE TO BE MADE BEAUTY SPOT Plans for dredging the southern end of Crystal lake and the constructing of a boulevard around the lake to connect with the Glenwood-Camden boulevard which comes within a … Read more
In the early 1900s, Robbinsdale was a small community on the northwestern edge of Minneapolis. Its citizens were eager for the city to grow, and decided to form a band as a force to promote … Read more
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