Our Station on Hubbard Avenue
On April 30th, 1949, a new fire and police station on Hubbard Avenue was formally dedicated. At 2 p.m. the siren blew and the firemen marched from their old home in back of the City … Read more
Hubbard Avenue
Robbinsdale Gets a Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis streetcar went only as far north as the intersection of Penn Avenue North and 32nd Avenue.The only way for people north of there was to get a ride to the stop by horse … Read more
Don’t Be a Tin Can Slacker!
There were other things we’d rather forget, the freakish wind storms of 1923 and 1924, when so many trees were torn down and small houses disturbed, and the KU KLUX KLAN of Minneapolis meeting on … Read more
Moving to Hubbard Avenue
1949 In February, a PTA was organized at Lee School with Mrs. James Walker as the first president. A card party, a KSTP Barn Dance at the high school, a square dancing party, paper sales, … Read more
A New City Hall
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
Save the Date! The Next Membership Meeting is March 26th!
Save the Date! The next Robbinsdale Historical Society membership meeting is Tuesday March 26th. City Engineer Richard McCoy will be on hand to discuss the history and ongoing environmental improvements to Crystal Lake. Membership meetings … Read more
File#HF000 Unknown Houses
Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number HF000 Number of parts 9 Distinguishing features Photos Object name and title Object category Housing Files Object name Unknown Houses Title Unknown Houses Production dating Date Unknown … Read more
File#CF010.7 Street Scenes (1970s)
Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number CF010.2 Number of parts 7 Distinguishing features Photos, Newspaper articles Object name and title Object category City Files Object name Street Scenes Title Street Scenes (1970s) Production … Read more