Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
Conceived in the aftermath of World War I, Victory Memorial Drive emerged from Superintendent Theodore Wirth’s vision for a living monument. Designed as the northwest segment of the Grand Rounds parkway system, the corridor was … Read more
Let’s take a journey through the history of Twin Lake, a chain of three connected lakes stretching across Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Center. The story begins with Andrew B. Robbins, the visionary founder of Robbinsdale, … Read more
The unobstructed view over the beautifully undulated open country to the west, obtained from the concourse at the 26th Avenue entrance to “The Victory Memorial Drive”, is, in my estimation, the greatest asset of the … Read more