Oops that's 4 years. Construction started in 1909. The parish was established by Archbishop John Ireland in 1887, and this is the 3rd church built on the site.
#OnThisDay June 8 1880: Washburn-Crosby, today's General Mills, wins the Gold Medal at the International Miller's Exhibition for a new brand of flour. By 1884 Minneapolis surpasses Budapest to become the world's largest flour producer, a title would hold for the next 50 years.
#OnThisDay June 10 1929: Minneapolis YWCA celebrates the opening of its new Art Deco HQ at 1130 Nicollet Ave, now the Nicollet Mall. In 1974, during the 2nd wave of urban renewal, the building was demolished to make way for a brutalist replacement, and more parking.
I just know we're going to have Pillsbury Doughboy trouble emerging out of this and Minneapolis will get blamed for occupying the world stage yet again.
#OnThisDay June 9 1894: The SS "North West", built for James J. Hill’s Northern Steamship Company, arrives in Duluth on its maiden voyage. Designed to connect Hill's rail empire from Minnesota to Buffalo NY, the North West featured lavish Gilded Age accommodation.
When I keep saying Minneapolis has amazing hyper local creators like @wedge.live @taylordahlin.com and @daviss.org that go out into our communities doing work that mainstream media either can't, won't or is simply too lazy to do, this is exactly what I mean.
What we learned today from this excellent research is that Alpha News couldn't even buy MPR lunch at Taco Bell.
A smart city has nothing to do with artificial intelligence or sensors. A city is smart when children can walk and cycle freely and safely. Technology is only a bonus.
📸 Picture by @dutchcycling.nl
#OnThisDay June 9 1912: After 5 years of construction, St. Agnes Church is dedicated in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood. Built for Austro-Hungarian and German immigrants working in the Great Northern Railway shops nearby, its grand Baroque design is modeled on Stift Schlägl in Upper Austria.