Lakeview Terrace Park
1959 In November, voters approved a bond issue for development of a park at the south end of Crystal Lake which was mostly marsh. It took two years of hauling in fill before development could … Read more
Public Safety
Lee Elementary School
1948 The new Lee Elementary School opened in the fall of 1948, with Mr 0. B. Aftreth as its first principal. Over the next 28 years the war babies and the post-war baby boom were … Read more
The Robbinsdale Civil Air Patrol
1942 The 40 fliers and 25 ground crew men and women of Robbinsdale’s Civil Air Patrol, part the Minnesota State Guard, completed a 230 hour ground school in basic and specialized training at the Robbinsdale … Read more
The Big Howard Lumber Fire
1941 On January 8th, a fire causing $50,000 in damage to several business places, was started by the water heater in the bowling alley at 4123 West Broadway. Completely destroyed buildings included the bowling … Read more
The Blizzard
1940 Census: 6,018 (a 36% increase since 1930) The decade of the “forties” will never be forgotten because of World War II. Local events included the opening of a hospital in Robbinsdale, registration of voters, … Read more
The Depression Decade
1930 Census: 4,427 (a 223% increase since 1920) reflecting an unprecedented building boom during the twenties, following World War I. This decade will be remembered mostly for the “Depression,” the WPA (Works Progress Administration), the … Read more
From Bootleggers to Famous Flyers
Happenings Around Town in 1928 Mathew (Matt) Spurzem was elected Constable (a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties). The big task in these … Read more
Fire, Water and Wind
1925 On February 25, in a bitter sub-zero gale, a disastrous fire burned down one half of a block of the business district. Flames started in the rear of R. L. Schuller’s two-story farm implement, … Read more
