Our Must See Museum

We bet you’ve heard the iconic 1963 hit “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen. These rockers, who formed in 1962, hail from Robbinsdale, a town bursting with famous Minnesotans like wrestling legend Vern Gagne and award-winning … Read more

Why I like Living in Robbinsdale

By H.O. Sonnesyn editor of the Robbinsdale Post Robbinsdale was incorporated April 19, 1893, and was named after the late A. B. Robbins, whose daughter, Mrs. Edith Robbins Daniel, still resides here and is secretary … Read more

Streetcar Suburb

In the late nineteenth century, Robbinsdale was founded, platted and planned as a streetcar suburb. Andrew B. Robbins knew that reliable transit to Minneapolis was the best way to attract new residents and connect the … Read more

Loving Our Library

In 1907, a group of committed women (including the ever-diligent secretary, Amy Robbins) launched the Robbinsdale Library Club. Their vision? A free public library for the neighborhood, a gathering place for their club, a source … Read more

The Call of the Cootie

Let’s celebrate the remarkable story of a man, a bug, and a company that grew from a Robbinsdale basement into an American toy legend: Herb Schaper, the game of Cootie, and Schaper Manufacturing. Our story … Read more

Captain Billy in L.A.

CAPTAIN Billy Fawcett, editor of “Whiz Bang’ is no hifalutin guy, though his magazine has a hifalutin circulation. “I’m just a sort of country fellow who likes to go out among the boys,” he explained … Read more

Considering E. J. Cooper

Edwin J. Cooper, best known for his long and distinguished career as superintendent of Robbinsdale Public Schools, lived a life marked by dedication, leadership, and service to both education and community. Born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, … Read more

At the Orchards

Before Robbinsdale had bustling brewpubs, food trucks, busy avenues, or that big old hospital, it was rolling prairie, farms,  oak savanna, and swamps. In 1886, Andrew B. Robbins—inventor, entrepreneur, state legislator—looked across the shore of … Read more