Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
75 Years From hand-carried buckets of water used by bucket brigades to fight fires in the early history of Robbinsdale, the Robbinsdale Volunteer Fire Department has grown into a modern department with sophisticated equipment available … Read more
WELCOME TO ROBBINSDALE By DeWitt EImo Come, ye jaded urban mortals, Out along the thoroughfare, To the country’s open portals, Where there’s sunshine and fresh air. For that is the tonic legal, And of favored, … Read more
NEWS RELEASE January 27, 1976 DEVELOPING QUALITY INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE Construction will begin this month on the $2.5 million Robbins Landing, a 110 unit seven story housing for low and moderate income elderly, in … Read more
Looking north along West Broadway from 41st & 1/2 in 1925 Just 93 short years ago, the east side of West Broadway had to 2 auto shops, 4 gas pumps, a bank, a black smith … Read more
In 1890, J. J. Coulter’s Meat Market anchored a busy little main street that included the Trump Grocery Store, Nasett and Linde’s general store, Christensen’s Blacksmith Shop, Irwin’s Wagon Making Shop, Mitchell’s Barber Shop, Peter … Read more
On the First of February in Twenty-five Many of you people are still alive, And remember that night about one o’clock, When you were in bed and the doors were locked The Weird old sound … Read more
MEMBERSHIP MEETING OCTOBER 23, 2018 President Diane Jacobson McGee opened the October meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Diane then introduced our new Board of Directors: Kristi Putnam Gibson, Susan James Morrow and David Krussow. … Read more
“It was called Parker Station because the station was right on the railroad tracks there…and Parker was really the first guy who had really put some time and effort into it…” Earl Johnston, Robbinsdale Historical … Read more
The speaker will be Rebecca Crass, a member of Faith Lilac Way Lutheran Church and co-chair of the church’s 75th Anniversary committee. She will show at short video on the history of the church and … Read more