Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
This is the second in a series of posts featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale , presented to the Robbinsdale Library Club in 1949. Mrs and Mr. H.R. Stillman are pictured with Alfred B. Parker … Read more
In 1948, Mrs Henry E. Hartig—known to her friends as Dorothy—prepared this history of Robbinsdale for the Robbinsdale Library Club. She noted that while the material she used came from a variety of sources listed … Read more
The Robbinsdale Village Council minutes record some street name changes in 1915. “County Road” (now Shoreline) was changed to Lake Street, to be a continuation of the then Lake Street (now 40th Avenue North) to … Read more
Andrew B. Robbins’ eldest daughter Edith Robbins, attended prep school at Macalester and Carleton Colleges, and then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 1894, and … Read more
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
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
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
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
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