North Memorial Hospital

Water Towering

The first water tower in Robbinsdale was erected by the Dickinson & Gillespie Real Estate Company in their McNair Manor development. The company spent $250,000 before any houses were built. Streets were laid and this … Read more

Victory Hospital

Frustrated by Minneapolis licensing requirements and bureaucracy, Dr. Samuel Samuelson decided to build Victory Hospital on property he already owned in Robbinsdale. A year before the building’s completion Dr. Samuelson told the Robbinsdale Post newspaper … Read more

The Gateway City to the Northwest

Many people were instrumental in obtaining the facts and information needed for this booklet. The Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters of Robbinsdale wish to thank them for their time and patience. Click … Read more

The Tale of the Terrace

Nestled into the rolling hills north and west of Minneapolis, the City of Robbinsdale slept soundly through the first half of the twentieth century. In the years following World War II residents of the little … Read more

On Our 90th Birthday

1983 On February 7, another petition, with over 6000 names was presented to the School Board. An election was held on March 21. There was vigorous campaigning on both sides of the issue. The 8.5 … Read more

About Robbinsdale

Introduction Robbinsdale was named for entrepreneur, politician, and real estate developer Andrew Bonney Robbins. While serving in the Minnesota State Senate, Robbins often passed through the area just north of Minneapolis by train. He was … Read more

Victory Circle

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.

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File#BF032.101 North Memorial

Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number BF032.101 Number of parts 16 Distinguishing features Photos, Recollections Object name and title Object category Business Files Object name North Memorial Title North Memorial Physical description Description … Read more