Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
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
Queen Marion to Reign over Robbinsdale’s 1950 Homecoming Pep meeting, Parade Highlight Afternoon; Football game and Dance Top off night Activities “Oh” was the only sound they came from pretty Marian Brunsell when she was … Read more
Our biggest and most interesting juvenile contest is our annual Dog Derby. This event is held each year on the ice at Crystal Lake and the boys and girls from Hennepin County towns are invited … Read more
From Thomas Girling’s Picturesque Robbinsdale Newspaper- June 18th, 1893
On several occasions during the last few days the attention of the residents of the village has been attracted by some very strange atmospherical disturbances. During a dead calm, the wind (without any previous indications), … Read more
The important question that now confronts the people of this village is, would it be for the best interests of the village to issue licenses to the saloons now in existence in the lower end … Read more
The Village Council of Robbinsdale do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. No person shall hereafter fire off, discharge or explode any gun, pistol or other weapon upon any street, alley, avenue, lane or public place … Read more
SECTION 1. No person shall drive any horse or horses, mule or mules, or other animal or animals in any street, lane or higbway, within the limits of said village, at a rate of speed … Read more
The Robbinsdale Historical Society’s next monthly meeting, Tuesday, October 22, at 1:00 pm, will focus on PRISM, a nonprofit organization founded in 1970 by folks who were concerned about hunger and homelessness among local families. … Read more