Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
“It was called Parker Station because the station was right on the railroad tracks there…and Parker was really the first guy who had really put some time and effort into it…” Earl Johnston, Robbinsdale Historical … 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
Robbinsdale’s first school bus hit the road in 1924. Howard Hommes drove the kids in from as far away as Crystal, Brooklyn Center and New Hope. Early school buses usually had a wooden body attached … Read more
Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number OF001.201 Number of parts 4 Distinguishing features Booklets Object name and title Object category Organization Files Object name Brooklyn Historical Society Title Brooklyn Historical Society Physical description … Read more