Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
“Robbinsdale’s brick sky scraper, where three million readers all over the United States look to find their jokes, love stories and blood curdling adventure yarns in the three magazines published here- Whiz Bang, True … Read more
The first railroad through Robbinsdale was called the Northwest Branch of the St. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company. In 1880 a flag station was established and if you wanted a ride all you had … Read more
The room full of Robbinsdale will open to the public at 1:00pm on Saturday, November 15th and run through the winter months. The Robbinsdale exhibit is the first in the new series: “Our Hennepin County”. The … Read more
Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number CF014.5 Number of parts 1 Distinguishing features Photos Object name and title Object category City Files Object name Whiz Bang Days Title Whiz Bang Days (2010s) Production … Read more
Shortly after Andrew B. Robbins moved his family to Robbinsdale, he gathered a group of investors and built the Hubbard Specialty Manufacturing plant. The firm made chairs, wheelbarrows, camp furniture, grocery boxes, and wooden washing … Read more
After Robbinsdale’s old City Hall on West Broadway was torn down to make room for a Red Owl grocery store parking lot in 1954, Municipal offices were moved to a temporary quarters in the Police … Read more
Due to the pressures of an increasing number of students a new Robbinsdale High School opened at Toledo Avenue North and 37th. Principal Milo Mielke moved to the building and the sprawling complex of buildings … Read more
Thomas H. Girling was born in Nottingham, England in 1865. He came to America with his parents in 1872. Thirty years later he opened a small printing business and began publishing a weekly called Picturesque … Read more
The MacDonald and Russ Grocery on the southwest corner of 42nd and West Broadway. Pictured from left to right are Everie Russ, Ross Wiley, Allan MacDonald and Herbert Clasen. After Nathan Russ retired he turned … Read more