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Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “The Newly Restored, Newly Renovated City Hall-County Courthouse”
Thomas J. KelleyThe Newly Restored, Newly Renovated City Hall-County Courthouse Author: Thomas J. Kelley On the occasion of the completion of its renovation, the story of the financing, building, and decoration of Ramsey County’s art deco marvel (1929–32), and then its renewal sixty years later. PDF of Kelley – Courthouse…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “What IS Art Deco?”
Thomas J. KelleyWhat IS Art Deco? Author: Thomas J. Kelley A short history of the iconic American architectural style of the 1920s and ‘30s. PDF of Kelley – Art Deco article…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “A Short and Happy History of Ramsey County and Its Two Earlier Courthouses”
Dane SmithA Short and Happy History of Ramsey County and Its Two Earlier Courthouses Author: Dane Smith The courthouse elsewhere celebrated in this issue was Ramsey County’s third. This article tells the story of the first (1850–1889), a very simple structure; and the second (1889–1932), Edward Bassford’s handsome but quickly obsolete…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Creation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace”
Dane SmithCreation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace Author: Dane Smith St. Paul’s most famous artwork is the giant Mexican-onyx figure that dominates City Hall’s Memorial Hall. The artist was an enigmatic Swede, Carl Milles, whose first few proposals were rejected by the courthouse commissioners. He then disappeared…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story”
Dorothy Cotter Chaput and Thomas C. BuckleyGrowing Up in St. Paul: The Return of the Cotters: A Family’s Story Author: Dorothy Cotter Chaput, as told to Thomas C. Buckley The Cotter children grew up mostly in rural Wisconsin, but one by one they made their ways to St. Paul starting in 1920. The author recounts her…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1993: “Birth, Death and Reincarnation—The Story of Fort Snelling and Its State Park”
Samuel H. MorganBirth, Death and Reincarnation—The Story of Fort Snelling and Its State Park Author: Samuel H. Morgan Completed in 1820, then retired and recommissioned a few times over the next century and a quarter, Fort Snelling faced destruction with the building of a new freeway, cloverleaf interchange, and bridge over the…
Ramsey County History – Summer 1993: “Colorful, Sometimes Contentious—St. Paul’s 100-Year-Old Neighborhood Press”
Jane McClureColorful, Sometimes Contentious—St. Paul’s 100-Year-Old Neighborhood Press Author: Jane McClure The author, a longtime and prolific writer for the Highland Villager, has assembled a compendium of St. Paul neighborhood newspapers going back to the Midway News in 1888. She gives most space to the Villager, the most successful of all.
Ramsey County History – Summer 1993: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Albert Fuller and the Family Business”
Liz Holum JohnsonGrowing Up in St. Paul: Albert Fuller and the Family Business Author: Liz Holum Johnson Excerpts from the diary of Albert Fuller document the early days of the H.B. Fuller Company, and lots more: Archbishop Ireland, mucilage and paste, gambling at the State Fair, patents, and more. The frequently witty…