A Bright Future

On April 19th, 1893, Robbinsdale was organized as a village, consisting of parts of three sections of the original twenty-four of the township, one third of the territory of Crystal, with ten miles of improved … Read more

The Smoldering Seminary

1895 The new year brought a great loss to the village in the destruction of the Lutheran Seminary building by fire on January 11, 1895. It was a severely cold, windy disagreeable day and the … Read more

The Hotel Columbia

Built as a temperance house by C.T. Griffith, the wooden, three story Hotel Georgia opened in 1890. The hotel had 23 bedrooms and a large double parlor. Meals were served family style. The Georgia was … Read more

File#CF009 Street Scenes

Record number 174 Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number CF009 Number of parts 51 Distinguishing features Photos, Newspaper Articles Object name and title Object category City Files Object name Street Scenes Title Street … Read more

File# BF008 Columbia Hotel

%0 220 BA Robbinsdale Historical Society DE 1993 DF Photos, Newspaper Articles DS 1890 I2 IA (Hotel with woman on porch) Columbia Hotel built in 1890; (Postcard picture) Columbia Hotel- J.J. Coulter prop.- built 40 … Read more