The Robbinsdale Fire Department 1909-1984

75 Years From hand-carried buckets of water used by bucket brigades to fight fires in the early history of Robbinsdale, the Robbinsdale Volunteer Fire Department has grown into a modern department with sophisticated equipment available … Read more

Welcome to Our Robbinsdale

WELCOME TO ROBBINSDALE By DeWitt EImo Come, ye jaded urban mortals, Out along the thoroughfare, To the country’s open portals, Where there’s sunshine and fresh air. For that is the tonic legal, And of favored, … Read more

On Robbins Landing

NEWS RELEASE January 27, 1976 DEVELOPING QUALITY INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE Construction will begin this month on the $2.5 million Robbins Landing, a 110 unit seven story housing for low and moderate income elderly, in … Read more

Don’t Be a Tin Can Slacker!

There were other things we’d rather forget, the freakish wind storms of 1923 and 1924, when so many trees were torn down and small houses disturbed, and the KU KLUX KLAN of Minneapolis meeting on … Read more

Crystal Lake Township and the Village

This is the third in a series of posts featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale. This informal account was written for the Robbinsdale Library Club in 1948. A copy was placed Lee’s School’s cornerstone time … Read more

Robbins Landing

1976 On January 30, ground was broken for the Senior Citizen Building, “Robbins Landing.” William Radloff, the senior citizen who lobbied for the building, was Master of Ceremonies. Andrea Bonney Scott, a granddaughter of Andrew … Read more

Crystal Lake and Sacred Heart

1973 Aeration pumps, which keep water open all winter, began operation in Crystal Lake on October 22. This was after much arguing about, “what if some kid . . .” Thus began the annual migration … Read more

Waking up in the 70’s

1970 Census: 16,845 (The highest population Robbinsdale has ever had) The decade of the seventies included both heartaches and good events for our town. The closing of the Library and the Junior High School saddened … Read more