Here’s an interesting old aerial photo of the complex intersection of Oakdale, Lowry Avenue, and Victory Memorial Drive in 1950. The Dutch Treat Dairy Bar sat on the southwest side of the intersection where Oakdale, Lowry Avenue, Victory Memorial Drive and Xerxes call came together. After the dairy bar closed a little superette was named for the old roundabout at the beginning of Victory Memorial Drive opened up. Neighborhood legend has it that a kid had no business riding a bike without training wheels until they could make it around the traffic circle no handed. In the 1960′s the Victory Circle Mart became North Drug and Victory Hospital became North Memorial Hospital and has since expanded across the street and into the next two blocks. Victory Memorial Drive is still Victory Memorial, but North Drug moved into the Oakdale Medical Center and the building was torn down.
The Robin Theater
The Robin Theater was located at 4707 42nd Avenue North. The 350 seat theater was owned by William and Sidney Volks and was part of the Minnehaha Theatre Corporation. It was in operation from 1938-1949. … Read more
Parker School
“Robbinsdale has today one of the finest school buildings of its kind in the State. This school is known as Parker School, in honor of Mr. Alfred Parker, an old settler, and a strong supporter … Read more
Rounding up Robins on NWCT’s 12 News
It’s pretty hard to get a couple old friends together, let alone several thousand. But that’s exactly what a group of volunteers in Robbinsdale are determined to do for a Robbinsdale High School reunion … Read more
Robbinsdale’s Band Plays On and On
In the early 1900s, Robbinsdale was a small community on the northwestern edge of Minneapolis, with a population of just 520. Because city leaders and citizens were eager for the community to grow, William F. … Read more
Robbinsdale Schools
Robbinsdale had a strong school system right from the get go. The Parker School was built in 1890. It was k-8 until the High School was built in 1937. Robbinsdale became the fourth largest school … Read more
The Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith shop became a village fascination to young and old alike. It stood on the corner of West Broadway and Rockford Road. The shop was built by Haakon Christensen, a Norwegian emigrant arrived in … Read more
Baseball in Robbinsdale
Here’s a Robbinsdale Baseball Team from back in the day. In the top row are the smiling faces of Harry Buckley, Ray Johnson, Nick Schneider, Clyde King and Julius Sessing. In the middle row you’ll … Read more
The Nasett General Store
Lars L. Nasett was born in 1858 in Dane County, Wisconsin, where his father owned a large tobacco farm. He spent his early years there and met his future wife during this time. Despite the … Read more