Holiday trees from the past
It’s that time of year when many folks are thinking about getting a Christmas tree, myself included. When I was growing up, mostly people had real trees and …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Remembering a day to honor veterans
November 11 is Veterans Day but it hasn’t always been called that and it was even on a different date for a few years. In the fall of 1918 the United States …
Saving Northside history
I recently found out that Barbara Meyer Bistodeau, who was the original writer of this monthly history column in the Camden Community News, had passed away. I …
Remembering old business nodes
Growing up on the Northside, many of us lived by what now days would be referred to as a “business node.” It was an intersection or a block with a number …
Cool treats from long ago
I was at a local grocery store and decided to grab some sort of frozen novelty to have in the freezer for when my grandson comes over. There’s over 150 …
Our river bridges
Recently while running errands, I managed to cross all four of North Minneapolis’ bridges. It got me thinking about how we all cross the Mississippi River …
Old hospitals, some still standing
Have you ever driven past the intersection of Glenwood and Penn Avenues and wondered about those older buildings on the SW corner? Those buildings were the …
Lost schools represented our country’s past
In doing research on the articles about lost Northside schools, I realized that there are three schools, two past and one current, that have a connection of …
Penn School helped in national and community endeavors
William Penn School was built and opened in 1907 at 3620 Penn Ave N. It was named for William Penn (b1644-d1718) Quaker leader, advocate of religious freedom …
More “lost” schools
In this second part of Northside schools that have been torn down, I will highlight these three buildings. Laurel/Lafayette Schools: Laurel School opened in a …