Not always Fair

The Adair School, located at 3915 Adair Avenue North, was built on the site of Gaulke’s truck farm in 1952. It was the second largest elementary school built in the district after the Second World … Read more

Rapid Strides

Robbinsdale Makes Rapid Strides as Business and Residence Center 6-Year Span Marks Spurt in Popularity Suburb Is Gateway to Highway Traffic North on Jefferson Road. Town Now Has 50 Business Establishments—Population 5,000. Robbinsdale, although incorporated … Read more

To Build a Town

 To build a town, building material, lumber, plaster, etc., are needed. The first to be established, and a concern which has played an important part in the growth of Robbinsdale and vicinity, is the John … Read more

Our Station on Hubbard Avenue

On April 30th, 1949, a new fire and police station on Hubbard Avenue was formally dedicated. At 2 p.m. the siren blew and the firemen marched from their old home in back of the City … Read more

Whiz Bang Band!

The Robbinsdale City Band is known as the longest continuing municipal band in the Upper Midwest. Its beginnings trace back to 1906, when the Grenell Minstrels performed a concert to raise money for instruments and … Read more

The Circle

The complicated intersection of Oakdale, West Broadway, Lowry Avenue, and Victory Memorial Drive has been a Northside crossroads for over a century. A variety of development pressures and transportation innovations led to the creation of … Read more

A “Nest” for Teenage Robins

This treasured photo of the original Robin’s Nest root beer shack was brought into the Robbinsdale Historical Society Museum by Anita McLaughlin, daughter of the longtime owners of the “Nest,” as it was known for … Read more

Water Towering

The first water tower in Robbinsdale was erected by the Dickinson & Gillespie Real Estate Company in their McNair Manor development. The company spent $250,000 before any houses were built. Streets were laid and this … Read more