the Southwest corner of Lake and Portland. He was a tinkerer and the results of
his tinkering resulted in the damper flapper, an invention which would tamp
down the flames in a wood stove so that, in the morning, it would easily be
coaxed into reflaming. In terms of inventions, this one was HUGE. At some
point, he magicked this invention into a thriving business. This business was
called the Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company, the building of which still
stands at 28th St. and 4th Av. Minneapolis Heat Regulator became Honeywell and
helped to support Minneapolis residents (and the whole country) for dog .years.
Years later, when the warehouse was long since dead, that real estate became
Portland Lake Motors. There is no point in ruing the past, but there may be
some reasons to remember that it happened and that contributed to the history
of Minneapolis and it's growth and flourishing..