The first Library and a 1912 map illustrating Robbinsdale’s proxinity to the biggest city in the state.
The image at the top of the post John Bloberger and A group of Parker School kids in front of the old Village hall. Born in Austria , Bloberger came to Robbinsdale when he went to work for the railroad in 1894. The cartoon next to the picture was drawn in 1917. Bloberger served as Village Constable, Street commissioner and Chief of Police. He also helped organize Robbinsdale’s Volunteer Fire Department. Bloberger was a resident of Robbinsdale for 46 years. Many of them were spent in his home at 3850 Noble Avenue.
This post is the fourth in a series based on the A+ history paper Roberta Lee Scoville’s wrote while attending Minneapolis Business College in 1976.