Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
1964 During the summer, construction of the Guaranty State Bank proceeded after a delayed start. Groundbreaking and construction of the bank under Henning M. Nelson was to have begun on May 27 but workers … Read more
1963 Walter J. (Red) Sochacki began his second term as Mayor, the only councilman re-elected. He was well known as a football and basketball coach in the Robbinsdale schools. In February, Bob Mendendall, the Robbinsdale … Read more
1962 On February 20, 1962, the citizens of Robbinsdale, along with the rest of the nation, marveled at John Glenn’s rocketing into space and circling the earth three times. We anxiously awaited his “splash down” … Read more
MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2017 President Diane Jacobson McGee opened the October meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Secretary’s report had been mailed recently and there were no questions or additions. Dean Cummings, … Read more
1961 The League of Women Voters sponsored an open house at the Fire and Police Station on Hubbard Avenue so that citizens could get acquainted with their local government. Council members and department heads were … Read more
1960 Census: 16,381 (a 45% increase since 1950) The decade of the sixties included a new bank, filtration plants, the revival of Crystal Lake, the formation of the Housing Authority and another school because of … Read more
1959 In November, voters approved a bond issue for development of a park at the south end of Crystal Lake which was mostly marsh. It took two years of hauling in fill before development could … Read more
1958 The decade of the “fifties” became famous for the building of new churches. In addition to those previously mentioned, three more must be included. On May 4, Faith Lilac Way Lutheran Church dedicated its … Read more
1957 On May 7, the 43rd Annual Convention of the Tenth District Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs was held here at the Congregational Church. Mrs. Henry Hartig and Mrs. J. W. Bobleter were co-chairmen. Mrs. … Read more