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Ramsey County History – Spring 2016: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Jane King Hession and Tim Quigley, John H. Howe, Architect: From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015). Frank M. White, They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2016). Scott Wright, Carrying the…
Ramsey County History Podcast #5 – Spring 2016: Mayor for Life – George Latimer
Paul Nelson and George LatimerMayor for Life – George Latimer He was sometimes known as “mayor for life.” George Latimer served as mayor of St. Paul from 1976 to 1990, the longest consecutive term in St. Paul history. A lot happened on his watch: the Town Square and Lowertown developments; the…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The West Publishing Company Buildings and Ramsey County’s Adult Detention Center”
Paul D. NelsonThe West Publishing Company Buildings and Ramsey County’s Adult Detention Center Author: Paul D. Nelson Founded in 1876 in St. Paul, West Publishing Company established its offices and manufacturing plant on the south side of Kellogg Boulevard west of the Wabasha Bridge. By the 1920s, West provided…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “Creative Destruction in the Midway”
John W. DiersCreative Destruction in the Midway Author: John W. Diers The intersection of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood is a case study in what economists call “creative destruction.” There, in 1908, the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company built a large carbarn and other streetcar shops. When…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The Sullwold Saga”
William Beyer, FAIAThe Sullwold Saga Author: William Beyer, FAIA This article is a biographical profile of a little-known architect, Herbert A. Sullwold (1883–1969), who was born in St. Paul, studied mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota, and, in 1907, graduated from the program in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Ramsey County History – Winter 2016: “The Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen”
Christopher P. LehmanThe Slaveholders of Payne-Phalen Author: Christopher P. Lehman The year 2016 is the 160th anniversary of the purchase of the eastern part of St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood by three southerners from Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Two of them—William Sprigg Hall and Harwood Iglehart—owned slaves in Maryland, and the latter…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “ALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community”
Eileen R. McCormackALLY People Solutions: 50 Years of Service to Individuals and the Community Author: Eileen R. McCormack ALLY People Solutions, a St. Paul nonprofit corporation that serves people in the community with disabilities, traces its roots to a small group of parents who opened a Day Activity Center…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: “St. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s”
James A. StolpestadSt. Paul’s New Directions in the 1930s Author: James A. Stolpestad Author James A. Stolpestad recounts how, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, St. Paul leaders in government successfully campaigned for public funding to build the St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, remade old…
Ramsey County History – Fall 2015: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBook Reviews Curt Brown, The William Marvy Company of St. Paul: Keeping Barbershops Classic (Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2015). Lori Sturdevant, Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women’s Movement (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014). PDF of Book Reviews…