On this date in 1992, the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in St. Paul. The memorial, honoring Minnesotans who served in the Vietnam War, was was created by artists and architects Nina Ackerberg, Stanton Sears, Jake Castillo, and Rich Laffin and was built by the James Steele Construction Company. The memorial, titled “Lakefront DMZ”, […]
Architecture
1996-09-27
On this date in 1996, a statue of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is unveiled in St. Paul’s Rice Park. Created by local sculptor, Michael Price, the statue represents Fitzgerald in his early thirties and was dedicated to honor him on the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The work was unveiled by his granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan.
1947-10-29
On this date in 1947, Charles M. Babcock, the “Father of Minnesota’s Highways”, is honored with a monument dedicated to his memory in Elk River. In 1910, Babcock was appointed to the three-member board of the Minnesota Roads Commission and served on it until 1917 when it was disbanded and replaced by the Department of […]
1890-10-30
On this date in 1890, ground is broken for Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Minneapolis. This Dominican parish was founded in 1878 in Minneapolis to serve immigrants – then mostly Irish, now mostly Latino. It is located in the East Phillips neighborhood on East 24th Street between Cedar Avenue and 17th Avenue South. Today, Holy […]
1885-10-23
On this date in 1885, the St. Paul Daily Globe reports that a committee of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce canvassed the citizens of St. Paul to seek their opinion on “establishing an ice palace and winter carnival in St. Paul this winter.” The article goes on to discuss how the proposed ice palace […]
