A Bad Name for a Bar?

Here’s a an old photo of Adolph’s Bar on West Broadway. Flo Ann (Jullie) Tauber’s husband opened the bar before the war, but Flo was probably running the place when this photo was taken. She … Read more

The Armistice Day Blizzard

The morning of November 11th, 1940 brought with it unseasonably high temperatures. By early afternoon temperatures soared into the 60s. Less than 24 hours later, an intense low pressure system had tracked from the southern … Read more

The Center of Town

When this photo was taken about 1926, the three story Security Bank Building in downtown Robbinsdale was one of the tallest buildings outside downtown Minneapolis.