From bankrupt racetrack to aviation hub what remains from MSP Airport s early days?
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It has been roughly a century since planes began flying at what is now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which has evolved from a bankrupt racetrack to an acclaimed travel hub.
But what physical structures remain from the airport s earlier history, dating back to its days as Wold-Chamberlain Field? David Campbell, an aviation buff from La Crosse, Wis., sought answers from Curious Minnesota, the Star Tribune s community reporting project fueled by great reader questions.
Newspapers.com / Star Tribune The Minneapolis Tribune front page on September 5, 1915, the day after the big opening race at Twin City Motor Speedway.
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The Mandan Art Association held its 38th Annual Art Show this week at the Mandan Community Center. This yearâs honorees were Caroline Conrath, a charter member of the association, and her brother, the late Ted Conrath. The show also displayed more than 400 pieces of artwork, representing 92 adult exhibitors and 73 high school students. Painting demonstrators were Stephanie Delmore, Susan Lundberg and Amy Stuart McNalley. According to Colette Meidinger, MAA president, special thanks go to Mandanâs Boy Scout Troop 54 for delivering, setting up, tearing down and returning to storage, the display boards used for exhibiting the art pieces.
In 1957, city leaders thought Minneapolis would be a futuristic city by 1967 In 1957, city leaders and planners laid out a vision for Minneapolis in 1967. How much of it came true? April 23, 2021 11:15am Text size Copy shortlink:
In April 1957, the Minneapolis Star ran a series called Minneapolis 1967: What Future Awaits?
It gave the readers a look at the city 10 years hence, based on current plans and ideas from our civic leaders, as the promotional ads said. It was written by Daniel Upham and Paul Veblen (a distant relative of Thorstein Veblen, the man who came up with the idea of conspicuous consumption ).