Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
To wrap up the Quasquicentennial, JOIN US Saturday April 28th at Lakeview Terrace Park for a Robbinsdale City Band Concert in the Pavilion, treats from the Robbinsdale Lions’ Grill, massage from Go Health and MORE!
When the 1300 seat Terrace Theatre opened in 1951, the spectacular venue was the most up-to-date, luxurious and comfortable theater in America. The last movie played in 1999 and the windows boarded up. This is the … Read more
1967 The Crystal Lake Water Study Committee was appointed by the City Council to study the problems of Crystal Lake which, by now, was considered a “dead” lake. Frank Litherland was elected chairman. Others on … Read more
1966 A little lobbying by the Robbinsdale City Forester, Daniel R. Strapay resulted in a $14,120 budget provision to help prevent Dutch Elm disease. A program was set up to systematically spray, trim and prune … 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
1952 In July, 20 year old JoAnn Melberg (pictured above courtesy of Sheldon Smith), the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Minnesota and Robbinsdale’s Queen of the Lakes candidate was crowned as … Read more
1951 The Terrace Theatre opened on May 25th, 1951. The Mid-Century Modern building designed by the architectural firm of Liebenberg & Kaplan, for movie house owners, Sydney and William Volk, won national acclaim from newspapers, … Read more
1947 The August 20th edition of the Robbînsdale Post reported that the Robbinsdale City Band won the Minnesota State Fair Championship for the third time in a row under Paul Larson, director, and Léon Chelmosky, … Read more
1938 Many complaints had been received by the Council about the water quality (which was being obtained from Minneapolis) so the Village purchased land from Mrs. Edith Robbins Daniel for $18,000 on July 12, 1937, … Read more