Ski Robbinsdale!

Ski Hill Robbinsdale Ready for First Meet Leading Jumpers to Dedicate Norwegian- American Slide A field of at least 100 of the top flight ski jumpers of the middle west is assured for the Northwest … Read more

Alphabet Streets

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

Thanks Diane!

The new year is bringing so many changes! This month Diane Jacobson McGee has decided to step down as our organization’s president and retire from the Robbinsdale Historical Society’s Board of Directors. Diane has spent … Read more

Good Will Day

The Robbinsdale Volunteer Fire Department is proud to sponsor the second annual Good Will Day celebration. It bids you welcome to “Minnesota’s fastest growing municipality” and hopes that your stay in our midst will be … Read more

A Mecca for Racing Fans!

For at least a few years, our neighbor to the north, west and sometimes south was home to the Crystal Speedway. The race track, also known as Bearcat Speedway, was nestled into the neighborhood near … Read more

Regent Avenue Robbinsdale Schools

The first school built on Regent, then called College Avenue was the Luther Theological Seminary Seminary. The building was situated on a ten-acre tract donated by early movers and shakers George L. Brimball, Alfred Parker, … Read more

Homecoming Queen 1950

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