Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
In the late nineteenth century, Robbinsdale was founded, platted and planned as a streetcar suburb. Andrew B. Robbins knew that reliable transit to Minneapolis was the best way to attract new residents and connect the … Read more
Let’s celebrate the remarkable story of a man, a bug, and a company that grew from a Robbinsdale basement into an American toy legend: Herb Schaper, the game of Cootie, and Schaper Manufacturing. Our story … Read more
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
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
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
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
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 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
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