Parks

The Bird is the Word at the Beehive!

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:30pm, in Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park  Map Don’t miss the big finish to the wonderful “Meet me at the Beehive” series in Graeser Park! Hear Minnesota-born Rick Shefchik discuss his book ‘Everybody’s Heard About the … Read more

Cheer as they come!

Here’s a few scenes from a 1956 parade down 42nd Avenue North. The big news in Robbinsdale that year was the opening of Robin Center on old Highway 52 between 40th and 42nd. The grand … Read more

The End of an Era

1982 The month of January had record snowfalls of 17.1 and 18.5 inches. To. gether with the April 20 snowfall, we had 95 inches of snow compared with the yearly average of 45 inches. As … Read more

Tree City U.S.A.

1980 Census: 14,422—a decline of 2,423 since 1970, indicating that Robbinsdale was almost fully developed and had an increasingly large “senior” population. On February 15th, a robber demanded money from a teller at Guaranty State … Read more

Goodbye Junior High

Robbinsdale renewed Arbor Day ceremonies in April. Mayor Harvey Lange presided as a beautiful greenspire linden was planted at the Civic Center. The band played and school groups attended while oldsters stood around remembering younger … Read more

Shoreline Park

1974 After five years of planning, upgrading Shoreline Drive, studying the water table, sealing the lake with bentonite, erecting a flag pole, sodding and tree planting, Shoreline Park was born. The Diggers donated $500 for … Read more

Here Comes Monkey Wards

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

Lakeview Terrace Park

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

Moving to Hubbard Avenue

1949 In February, a PTA was organized at Lee School with Mrs. James Walker as the first president. A card party, a KSTP Barn Dance at the high school, a square dancing party, paper sales, … Read more