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- Latest post made by Steve Brandt at May 12 15:12 UTC
In honor of Preservation Month, here's an interesting lecture tomorrow by Larry
Millett...Millett attended
DeLaSalle high school in the 60's and the demolition
of the Metropolitan Hotel inspired his book Lost Twin
Cities and his career as an architectural historian
and journalist.
The photos are from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's archives...WOW how many
photos are in those archives
and how far back do they go?...anyone taking good
care of them? What will happen if the powers that be
decide to sell em all on Ebay for $$$????
"'Before the Teardown: Minneapolis in 1960' Opening Reception
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN
Dates: Thursday May 8, 2008
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Fee: Free
A public reception and talk by architecture critic Larry Millett will open the
exhibit "Before the Teardown: Minneapolis in 1960" a photographic look at
Minneapolis on the eve of 1960s urban renewal from the Star Tribune archives.
Remarks will take place at 7 p.m. A cash bar and light snacks are available.
The exhibit is located in the museum’s central Mill Commons, and is free and
open to the public during regular museum hours. The exhibit will be on display
May 8 - Aug. 31.
Retired Pioneer Press architecture critic Larry Millett has spent more than two
decades exploring the architectural heritage of the Twin Cities. He is the
author of "Lost Twin Cities," "Twin Cities Then and Now" and the recent AIA
Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of
Minneapolis and St. Paul."
Madeline Douglass
Kingfield
Downtown East
Brenda: I'm headed over to this, and wondered if I could get Strib U credit, since it seems to be on the same track as some other events we've given credit to. As you may know, I've had a hard time getting to the Strib U events I've signed up for due to conflicts from my beat. Steve Brandt "'Before the Teardown: Minneapolis in 1960' Opening Reception Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Dates: Thursday May 8, 2008 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Fee: Free A public reception and talk by architecture critic Larry Millett will open the exhibit "Before the Teardown: Minneapolis in 1960" a photographic look at Minneapolis on the eve of 1960s urban renewal from the Star Tribune archives. Remarks will take place at 7 p.m. A cash bar and light snacks are available. The exhibit is located in the museum's central Mill Commons, and is free and open to the public during regular museum hours. The exhibit will be on display May 8 - Aug. 31. Retired Pioneer Press architecture critic Larry Millett has spent more than two decades exploring the architectural heritage of the Twin Cities. He is the author of "Lost Twin Cities," "Twin Cities Then and Now" and the recent AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul." Madeline Douglass Kingfield Downtown East Madeline Douglass Kingfield, Minneapolis Info about Madeline Douglass: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/madelinedouglass This topic's messages may be viewed at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2YtvW0cG9stwqc59ja04rm
First, my apologies for getting my e-mails mixed up last week and accidentally
sending the Issues Forum a message meant for a co-worker. I had meant to
respond to this this question, but sending that errant e-mail used up my daily
quota of posts.
I've seen much of the archive that's referenced below. It has about 2,000
photos. They're all from 1960, when the photo editor sent two shooters out to
document a city on the cusp of change due to the Gateway renewal clearance and
freeway construction. They're in the hands of the Star Tribune library staff.
What will happen if they go on e-bay? The highest bidder will get them. But I
doubt thet'll go on e-bay. More likely, they'll eventually be donated to the
historical society, as thousands, if not tens of thousands, of old newspaper
photos already have been.
Steve Brandt
Star Tribune
>>> <email obscured> 5/7/2008 4:39 PM >>>
In honor of Preservation Month, here's an interesting lecture tomorrow by Larry
Millett...Millett attended
DeLaSalle high school in the 60's and the demolition
of the Metropolitan Hotel inspired his book Lost Twin
Cities and his career as an architectural historian
and journalist.
The photos are from the Minneapolis Star Tribune's archives...WOW how many
photos are in those archives
and how far back do they go?...anyone taking good
care of them? What will happen if the powers that be
decide to sell em all on Ebay for $$$????
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