Then and Now on West Broadway
Morris W. Henney bought his drug store at 4139 West Broadway from Henry J. Barnett in about 1939. His son, William Henney, ran the drugstore from 1953 to 1963. It was then sold to Braun’s … Read more
Pick it up at Welna Ace Hardware!
Support your local historical society and your local hardware store by picking up one of our books at Coast to Coast, I mean, Welna Ace Hardware 4140 West Broadway in beautiful, downtown Robbinsdale! Check out … Read more
Meet Me at the Beehive This Summer!
Join us at Graeser Park on Tuesday Evenings for these FREE, FUN Community Workshops Located on West Broadway just north of Hwy. 100, this historic park is named after Carl Graeser, designer of “Lilac Way” … Read more
The Nit Wit Brother to Whiz Bang
Smokehouse Monthly was one several digest sized bawdy humor pulps created by Captain Billy’s Fawcett Publications in the 1920’s. Dedicated to all glorious guzzlers, woozy warblers, rakes, scallawags, and other good people who still believe … Read more
Cheer as they come!
Here’s a few scenes from a 1956 parade down 42nd Avenue North. The big news in Robbinsdale that year was the opening of Robin Center on old Highway 52 between 40th and 42nd. The grand … Read more
Robbins at Fort Ripley
Andrew B. Robbins was educated in this State. After leaving school he went into the army at the age of 17, and served three years, was with Gen. Sully in his expedition to the Yellowstone, … Read more
May Membership Meeting Minutes
MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF MAY 22, 2018 President Diane Jacobson McGee opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. LAST MEETING’S MINUTES There were no questions regarding Minutes of our last meeting. A donation was given … Read more
Lustron Luxury
In 1947, the Lustron Corporation, a division of Chicago Vitreous Enamel, led by industrialist and inventor Carl Strandlund received a 12.5 million dollar loan from the federal government’s Reconstruction Finance Corporation to mass produced prefabricated … Read more
A Bord de “Touraine”
Andrew B. Robbins daughter, Amy Robbins Ware was accepted as a canteen worker, American Red Cross, and sailed for France on “La Touraine,” March 14, 1918. Her first assignment to 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issoudun, … Read more