Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
In the middle of the 1920’s the names of Robbinsdale’s streets were changed to eliminate duplication and create a unified alphabetical system between the villages of Crystal, Golden Valley, and Robbinsdale. Villas Avenue (below) became … Read more
On several occasions during the last few days the attention of the residents of the village has been attracted by some very strange atmospherical disturbances. During a dead calm, the wind (without any previous indications), … Read more
There’s no railroad depot in Robbinsdale these days, but there was a- depot and considerable activity years ago. Mostly freight of course, but there was a time when Great Northern passenger trains stopped in Robbinsdale. … Read more
In conjunction with Springboard for the Arts’ Cultivate Bottineau program, Robbinsdale artist Lili Payne created a piece for Robbinsdale’s own Graeser Park, This mid-century-styled print wil be on display at the Robbinsdale Historical Society beginning … Read more
This is the eighth post in a series featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale. Mrs. Hartig was active in the Minnesota Women’s Clubs and the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion. She was also President … Read more
“Soon after the creation of Robbinsdale the Car Shops and the Hubbard Manufacturing Company were destroyed by fire and Robbinsdale again became purely residential.” “Some boisterous characters who frequently drive through Robbinsdale on Sunday on … Read more
This is the fourth in a series of posts featuring Mrs. Henry E. Hartig’s, History of Robbinsdale. Prepared for the Robbinsdale Library Club, Hartig noted that while the material she used came from a variety … Read more
The Robbinsdale Village Council minutes record some street name changes in 1915. “County Road” (now Shoreline) was changed to Lake Street, to be a continuation of the then Lake Street (now 40th Avenue North) to … Read more
