To Build a Town
To build a town, building material, lumber, plaster, etc., are needed. The first to be established, and a concern which has played an important part in the growth of Robbinsdale and vicinity, is the John … Read more
Howard Lumber
La Vie Robbinsdale
This post is the fifth in a series based on the A+ history paper Roberta Lee Scoville’s wrote while attending Minneapolis Business College in 1976. The picture up top of features Robbinsdale in the … Read more
Capt. Billy and the Bank Building
The American Legion Auxiliary to Westphal Post #251 was organized with 31 charter members, August 6, 1920, with Mrs. F. R. Stinchfield serving as first president. Its purpose was to aid the Post in serving … Read more
Kimball’s Horses
Peter Kimball, a teamster for Howard Lumber often gave children a ride on the lumber wagon. His horses were burned to death in a 1941 fire at the lumber yard.
The Howard Lumber Fire
On Sunday, May 4th, 1941 the Howard Lumber Yard caught fire. It got so bad that Minneapolis had to send out two pumpers. Damages were estimated at $30,000. Two horses used for hauling and housed … Read more