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Splish Splash Nash

A Civil War veteran, Jay Elijah Nash, moved to Minnesota in 1869 and established a 40-acre dairy farm on the eastern shore of Crystal Lake in 1880. Driven by his experiences in war, Jay became … Read more

Triple Twin Lake

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

Rich and Creamy Robbinsdale

 Robbinsdale’s dairy history is tied closely to its early development as a working-class suburb on the edge of Minneapolis, where nearby farms, creameries, and milk routes were just part of everyday life. One of the … Read more

A Fatal Flight

On September 5th, 1937, a tragic airplane crash near the Robbinsdale Airport claimed the lives of Harriet Frost, 39, manager and vice president of the Frost Paint & Oil Company of Minneapolis, and her flight … Read more

Why I like Living in Robbinsdale

By H.O. Sonnesyn editor of the Robbinsdale Post Robbinsdale was incorporated April 19, 1893, and was named after the late A. B. Robbins, whose daughter, Mrs. Edith Robbins Daniel, still resides here and is secretary … Read more

Streetcar Suburb

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

Whiz Bang Band!

In the early 1900s, Robbinsdale was a small community on the northwestern edge of Minneapolis. Its citizens were eager for the city to grow, and decided to form a band as a force to promote … Read more

About Graeser Park

Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park was built in 1940-41 along the new Highway 100 where it crossed the Jefferson Highway (a popular tourist route established in the 1920s that ran right through Robbinsdale on its way from … Read more